Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars are the perfect fall dessert! These bars are loaded with layers of short bread crust, cream cheese filling, cinnamon apples, streusel, and caramel drizzle. The combination is divine!
Prep Time35 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time5 hourshrs25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Author: Garnish and Glaze
Ingredients
For the Crust:
2cupsall-purpose flour
½cuplight brown sugar, packed
1cupbutter, softened
For the Middle Layer:
38 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
¾cupsugar
3eggs
1 ½teaspoonsvanilla
For the Apple layer:
3Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, and chopped fine
2tablespoonssugar
½teaspooncinnamon
¼teaspoonnutmeg
For the Topping:
1cupall-purpose flour
1cupbrown sugar, packed
½cupquick-cooking oats
¾teaspooncinnamon
½cupbutter, softened
½cupcaramel topping
1Granny Smith Apple, thinly sliced, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
For the Crust:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (set to 325 if using a dark pan). Line a 9x13 inch pan with heavy duty aluminum foil (for easy removal).
Mix flour and brown sugar together in a medium bowl. Cut butter in with a fork or pastry blender until crumbly. Spread mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan and pat it down (don't wash the bowl yet! Use it for the streusel!). Bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the middle layer.
For the Middle Layer:
With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Pour over crust.
For the Apples:
Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Spread apples evenly over cream cheese layer.
For the Streusel:
Combine flour, brown sugar, oats, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cut butter in with a fork or pastry blender until crumbly. Spread evenly over the apples.
Bake for 45-55 minutes until center is set. Allow bars to cool and then refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Remove the cheesecake by lifting the foil out. Cut cheesecake into 24 bars (or more is you want them smaller) and then drizzle with caramel. Garnish with sliced apples (optional).