Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

 

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

 

Directions:

 

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

 

Use clean hands to thoroughly combine the butter into the mixture.

 

Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples

 

Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until filling is set

 

Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool

 

Serve cold and enjoy!

 

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