CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS

These creamy Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars start with a shortbread crust, a thick cheesecake layer, and are topped with diced cinnamon apples and a sweet streusel topping.

These Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars have a flaky shortbread crust, a simple cheesecake filling, and has cinnamon apples and a brown sugar streusel on top. Drizzle caramel sauce on top when serving. I like Mrs. Richardson’s caramel or any other brand that’s on the thicker side.

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

Drizzle:

•  1/2 cup caramel topping for drizzling after baked
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• INSTRUCTIONS

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