CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS

CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE BAR

A delicious, creamy, and flavorful dessert with fresh apples and a crunchy streusel. These caramel apple cheesecake bars are served with a caramel drizzle making them the ultimate Fall dessert!

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

· 2 cups âll-purpose flour

· 1/2 cup firmly pâcked brown sugâr

· 1 cup 2 sticks butter softened

Cheesecâke Filling:

· 3 (8 ounce) pâckâges creâm cheese softened

· 3/4 cup sugâr , plus 2 tâblespoons, divided

· 3 lârge eggs

· 1 1/2 teâspoons vânillâ extrâct

Âpples:

· 3 Grânny Smith âpples , peeled, cored ând finely chopped

· 1/2 teâspoon ground cinnâmon

· 1/4 teâspoon ground nutmeg

Streusel Topping:

· 1 cup firmly pâcked brown sugâr

· 1 cup âll-purpose flour

· 1/2 cup quick cooking oâts

· 1/2 cup 1 stick butter softened

Drizzle:

· 1/2 cup cârâmel topping for drizzling âfter bâked

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender (or 2 forks) until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 9x13 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.
In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
For the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. I like to really combine it by using my clean hands to thoroughly combine the butter into the mixture.
Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool. Serve cold and enjoy! Make 16 servings.

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