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Come my friends, let the festivities' mood begin!

What do you think of a hassle-free stress-free no-bake caramel apple cheesecake?

Imagine buttery base, oh super creamy cheesecake filling, and the crown of it all.. caramel apple sauce on top and dripping all over.

I have to say, of all the cheesecakes that I've made, this is definitely one of my favorites!

Now, let's start.

Make It Your Own Base

Digestive biscuits have been the go-to biscuits that I like to use for the base of my cheesecakes. What the heck are digestive biscuits, you might ask? Well no worries, I've got a post about digestive biscuits for your to read if you want to know more.

But I know not all of us have access to digestive biscuits or don't like them for some personal reason and that's okay.

You can easily use your favorite ones for this recipe. Use graham crackers, speculoos biscuits, ginger biscuits.. whatever you want. Make it your own.

No-Bake Cheesecake Filling

Watch the video to see how creamy this cheesecake is and the amazing part about it is that we don't need to stress out about baking it.

Everybody knows baking a cheesecake is a very delicate thing, you need to pay attention when you're mixing ingredients and nailing that perfect temperature so that it doesn't crack.

And hey, having said that, did you see my easy (and I really mean EASY) mini cheesecakes? They are baked ones but so ridiculously easy that everybody's loving them! And I also wrote tips on how to make them right. Go and check it out!

Back to this no-bake cheesecake. I'm not using any gelatin or agar-agar. Another bonus, don't you think?

I'm also adding a touch of spices to the cheesecake with that luscious cookie butter. Believe me, just a little amount really boosts up the flavor. And who doesn't like spices with apple and caramel, right?

Tips On Making Apple Caramel

Ok, always remember to be careful when you're working with caramel. Alright? Caramel tends to splatter and will burn you, so again, be careful.

Here are some tips that I find very useful when I'm making this apple caramel:

Use medium-low heat - you don't want your sugar to burn. Slow and steady heat will do it.
Even surface - after adding sugar to your pan or pot, shake it so that the sugar's surface is even. That'll make the sugar melts evenly.
Don't stir - this is debatable, I guess but this is how I do it. I don't stir the sugar until I see almost everything starts to caramelize and only then I will swirl my pan around to help the caramelized sugar to melt the rest.
Cut butter into pieces - this helps in melting the butter faster.
Don't cook apple too long - apple will release liquid and break down when heated so you don't want to cook the apple in the caramel sauce for long. 1 minute should do it.
Remove apple from sauce - when I tested this recipe I noticed that when I left the apple in the caramel sauce until the sauce cool completely, the apple got too soft for my liking. So what I do now is remove the apple from a plate and let the sauce cool completely on itself.

There you go! Don't get anxious about all those points, alright? They are just tiny simple things to pay attention to help you so that you don't feel frustrated and cry (like I did) when things go wrong.

Tips On How To Assemble

Remember I mentioned to you that this no-bake cheesecake doesn't use any gelatin or agar-agar?

So having that in mind, this creamy cheesecake will not stand too long outside the fridge. Well, any no-bake cheesecake will actually.

When I tested this recipe, I did it with my usual steps with all of my no-bake cheesecakes with no gelatin or agar-agar. Meaning chilling it in the fridge for min 8 hours, then taking it out for a fast decoration and directly serving.

But since we will be decorating this one with the caramelized apple which took a bit of time to place everything nicely, I found out that it was getting too soft for my liking when I was cutting it to serve.

So after another test, this is how I do it so that I don't need to super rush and still have a nice neat slice when I cut it.

Chill in the fridge - for a minimum of 8 hours for the cheesecake to set.
Then in freezer - 1 hour before serving, I put my cheesecake in the freezer. Yes, freezer. This will help it holds its consistency when I take my time decorating it nicely later. Place it longer in the freezer if you think you will take longer assembling the apples on top.

Do it like this and you'll have a beautifully decorated cheesecake with a neat slice.

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In Summary

This no-bake caramel apple cheesecake is:

perfect for this festive season!!
doesn't use any gelatin or agar-agar
just super creamy and so easy to make!
will take your no-bake cheesecake game to another level, trust me 😉
oh what can I say, it's just SO AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS!