Maple and Cream Cheese squares

By PKMom

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) unbleached flour
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking powder
• 3 tbsp (45 mL) milk
• 8 oz (240 g) Canadian Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 cup (250 mL) maple syrup
• 1 apple, finely diced
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) unbleached flour
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter , at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) rolled oats

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375oF (190oC).

Mix flour with butter, brown sugar and baking powder until smooth.

Stir in milk and spread mixture out along bottom of a square 8” or 9” (20 cm or 22 cm) baking pan.

Whip Cream Cheese along with egg and maple syrup. Pour into pan over crust and top with diced apple.

In a bowl, stir together all ingredients for topping until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Spread over the Cream Cheese mixture in pan.

Bake in the oven for 30–40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Let cool and serve.

Tips
You can also stuff hollowed-out apple halves with the Cream Cheese mixture and garnish with the topping. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.