CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS

What You'll Need

Crust:

• Two cups all-purpose flour
• Ona half cup firmly packed brown sugar
• One cup (Two sticks) butter, softened

Cheesecake Filling:

• Three (right-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
• Three large eggs
• One half teaspoons vanilla extract

Apples:

• Three Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
• One half teaspoon ground cinnamon
• One quarter teaspoon ground nutmeg

Streusel Topping:

• One cup firmly packed brown sugar
• One cup all-purpose flour
• One half cup quick cooking oats
• One half cup (One stick) butter, softened

Drizzle:

• One half cup caramel topping for drizzling after baked

How to Make It

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar.
3. Cut in butter with a pastry blender (or Two forks) until mixture is crumbly.
4. Press evenly into a 9×13 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
5. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
6. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with Three quarter cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
7. Then add eggs, One at a time, and vanilla.
8. Stir to combine.
9. Pour over warm crust.
10. In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining Two tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
11. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
12. For the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.
13. I like to really combine it by using my clean hands to thoroughly combine the butter into the mixture.
14. Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set.
15. Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool.
16. Serve cold and enjoy!

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