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Apple Delight

Apple delight features cheesecake and apple pie flavors, layered on top of a buttery graham cracker crust and topped with a layer of fluffy whipped cream.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 23 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package graham crackers 9 crackers
  • ½ cup pecans chopped
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 16 ounces Cool Whip divided
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 42 ounces apple pie filling
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans optional topping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers and pecans until finely chopped.
  • Add the melted butter and ¼ cup sugar to the graham cracker mixture and pulse a few times to combine.
  • Press the mixture into a 9×13-inch pan, creating an even layer on the bottom.
  • Bake for 8 minutes and allow it to cool completely before starting the second layer.
  • Mix the cream cheese, vanilla, half of the Cool Whip (8 ounces), and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Spread over the crust.
  • Spread apple pie filling on top of the cream cheese layer.
  • Spread the remaining Cool Whip on top of the apple pie filling.
  • Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, or overnight if possible.
  • Top with chopped pecans before serving.

Notes

It’s highly recommended to make this delicious dessert a day ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight. This will allow it to thicken and make it easier to cut into slices.
The graham cracker/pecan crust will be very soft when it comes out of the oven. It will harden once it cools completely.
Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature, so you don’t have lumps in your cream cheese filling.