Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

By Hollister1121

These Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars are the most popular recipe through her blog and have been pinned over 1 million times. These creamy cheesecake bars are topped with diced apples and a streusel topping.

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• Cheesecake Filling:
• 3 (8 oz.) packages of cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tbsp divided
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Apples:
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• Streusel Topping:
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• Drizzle:
• 1/2 cup caramel topping for drizzling after backed

Details

Servings 16
Adapted from the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 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-inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
3. 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.
4. In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tbsp sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
5. For the streusel topping: in a small bowl, combine all ingredients.
6. 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.