Apple-Caramel Cheesecake Bars
Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Bars have a buttery crust, a creamy cream cheese filling with fresh apple, and a cinnamon-flavored streusel.
Servings: 18 bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large Granny Smith Apples peeled, cored, and diced (to keep them from browning, peel and dice them just before you are ready to use them)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Streusel
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- Caramel ice cream topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9X13-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, letting excess extend over sides.
- Make crust. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add flour and salt and beat until combined. Press into bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely.
- In a large bowl use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in eggs and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Beat in vanilla extract. Spread mixture evenly on top of cooled crust.
- Mix together apples, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle apple mixture over cheesecake mixture.
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, oats, salt, cinnamon, and pecans. Stir in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture over apples.
- Bake 50 minutes. Let cool until room temperature and then refrigerate until chilled.
- When serving, drizzle with caramel topping.
Nutrition
Calories: 498kcal