Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

By ukiahgal67

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• Cheesecake Filling:
• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Apples:
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon 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
• 1/2 cup caramel topping

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

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.

In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.

For the streusel topping:
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.

Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples.
Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set.
Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool.