This Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars with Streusel Topping recipe has a lot of ingredients but it’s still very easy. Give the recipe a try and you will declare it your new favorite dessert.
It’s a soft, lightly spiced, buttery crust holds the divine weight of a creamy cheesecake, cinnamon-and-sugared tart apples, a deliciously sweet, oaty streusel…and to make matters even heavier…all of those incredible layers are drizzled with a heavenly and simple caramel sauce.
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There's a lot of ingredients but this dessert is really easy. So worth it!
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 pkg. 8 oz. each cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar plus 2 Tablespoons, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Streusel topping recipe follows
- 1/2 cup jarred caramel topping
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup 8 Tablespoon butter, softened
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in 1 cup butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, one 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, nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle evenly with streusel topping. Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping.
- For streusel topping: in a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and oats. Cut in butter until crumbly. (Yields about 3 cups)
Tips and Tidbits
Definitely use Granny Smith apples, as they are so nice and tart.
These aren’t very sweet. You might want to add 1/8 cup brown sugar to the cream cheese mix. It adds a tad more sweetness for those with a sweet tooth.
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