Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Bars have a buttery crust, a creamy cream cheese filling with fresh apple, and a cinnamon-flavored streusel.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apples, cheesecake bars, fall
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 18bars
Author Christin Mahrlig
Ingredients
Crust
1cupbutter,softened
1/2cuppacked light brown sugar
2cupsall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
Filling
3(8-ounce)packages cream cheese,softened
3large eggs
3/4cupgranulated sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
3large Granny Smith Applespeeled, cored, and diced (to keep them from browning, peel and dice them just before you are ready to use them)
1/3cupgranulated sugar
1teaspooncinnamon
Streusel
1cupall-purpose flour
3/4cuppacked light brown sugar
1/2cupquick-cooking oats
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2cupchopped pecans
1/2teaspooncinnamon
1/2cupbutter,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.