This is a recipe from Golden Ridge Cheese Cooperative that uses Quark, a cream cheese like product, that is made at Golden Ridge Cheese Cooperative near Cresco.

1 cup Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
16 oz. Quark, softened (cream cheese)
2 large eggs
4 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3 T. sugar
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Combine crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and margarine, press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Combine cream cheese and sugar and mix at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla and pour over crust. Toss apples with combined sugar and cinnamon. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer, sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Loosen cake from the rim of pan and chill.