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Caramel Apple Cheese Cake Bars

Delicious Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars start with a shortbread crust, a layer of cream cheese, apples and topped with streusel and drizzled with caramel.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, caramel, caramel apple, caramel apple, caramel apple nachos, dessert, fall dessert, cheesecake
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 Golden Delicious apples
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar divided
  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter, cold
  • 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 jar caramel topping

Crumb Topping

  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, cold

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  • First, in a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13X9 pan or cookie sheet with edges. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Next, add in the vanilla. Mix until combined. Pour over the warm crust.
  • Next, in small bowl, stir together chopped apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
  • Make crumb topping
  • Combine flour, oats, and brown sugar for a crumb topping in another small bowl. Add cubed butter and combine. Crumble over cream cheese mixture.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping and store in the fridge.

Notes

  • Make certain that your cream cheese is softened before using it. Otherwise, your cheesecake is going to be lumpy.
  • Use cold butter to make the crust AND the crumb topping. It will form the best crust!
  • Change out the apple type for any kind of apple you want. You can also try this recipe with other fruit as well.
  • If you like your cheesecake cooled, let it sit overnight to chill and firm up.
  • Make sure to keep these dessert bars in the refrigerator because cream cheese needs to be kept cold to keep from going bad.