Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake Pie
- Graham Cracker Crust
- 1-1/4 qt. graham crumbs
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Cheesecake
- Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 each eggs
- Pineapple Topping
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1-1/2 cups light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 15 each canned pineapple rings, drained
- 1-1/2 qt. yellow cake mix, prepared
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup apricot jam
- Graham Cracker Crust: Mix all ingredients; press onto bottoms and up sides of 3 (9-inch) pie plates (or onto bottom and up side of 1 9-inch pie plate for trial recipe); set aside.
- Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, flour and vanilla in bowl of mixer fitted with paddle attachment 1 min.
- Scrape paddle, side and bottom of bowl.
- Beat 1 min.
- Add sour cream; beat on low speed just until blended.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
- Pour 20 oz.
- (565 g) batter into each crust.
- Bake in 350 degrees F standard oven 20 to 24 min.
- or until centres are almost set.
- Cool 1 hour.
- Pineapple Topping: Mix butter and brown sugar until well blended.
- Pour 4-1/2 oz.
- (130 g) butter mixture into each of 3 aluminum pie pans (or into 1 pie pan for trial recipe); spread to evenly cover bottom of pan.
- Arrange 5 pineapple rings in each pan; cover with 15 oz.
- (425 g) cake batter.
- Bake in 350 degrees F standard oven 18 to 22 min.
- or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean.
- Cool 5 min.
- ; run knife around edge of each pan to loosen cake from side of pan.
- Sprinkle top of each cake with 1-1/2 Tbsp.
- ( 22 mL) granulated sugar.
- Place plate or cardboard circle over each cake, then invert onto plate; immediately slide cake onto top of cheesecake.
- Rearrange pineapple slices if necessary.
- Cool completely.
- Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Warm jam; strain.
- Brush on top of each cake.
graham cracker crust, graham crumbs, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, sour cream, eggs, pineapple topping, butter, light brown sugar, pineapple rings, yellow cake mix, granulated sugar, apricot jam
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pineapple-upside-down-cheesecake-pie-129213.aspx (may not work)