Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

This dessert tastes like a caramel apple pie with a soft, creamy center. It is easy to make and so rich and delicious. Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars will be a new Fall favorite for your family! Get ready, get set, let’s bake some magic!

Apple with caramel is a classic Fall flavor combination. When making this recipe, pick apples that are ripe and full of crisp, tart, sweetness and you won’t be disappointed. Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars will be a must-make Fall dessert in your home, too.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars Recipe

What’s needed?

Crust:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 sticks unsalted butter

Cream Cheese Filling:

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Fruit layer:

• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Streusel Topping:

• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1/2 cup Caramel Topping

How to make Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars?

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor, combine the crust ingredients and pulse until dough is formed. Press the dough firmly into the bottom of an 8×8-inch baking pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned.
• Blend the cream cheese and the sugar together in a medium bowl. Add the eggs one at a time and then the vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour over the warm crust.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the ingredients for the fruit layer. Spoon evenly over the cream cheese filling.

• In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the streusel topping and sprinkle evenly over the fruit layer. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from the oven and allow the dessert bars to cool slightly before cutting.

• Drizzle caramel topping over the dessert bars. Recipe makes 12 servings.

Serve these tasty dessert bars with some vanilla ice cream for a spectacular treat!

Paula Deen has always been an inspiration to me in the kitchen. Her desserts are decadent and delicious. This dessert is based on her original recipe.

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars taste like a caramel apple pie with a soft, creamy center, but they are easier to make and so delicious.

Servings: 12 bars

Prep Time: 30 minutes mins

Cook Time: 55 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

Ingredients 

Crust:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 sticks unsalted butter

Cream Cheese Filling:

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Fruit Layer:

• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Streusel Topping:

• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup caramel topping

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor, combine the crust ingredients and pulse until dough is formed. Press the dough firmly into the bottom of a baking pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned.
  
• Blend the cream cheese and the sugar together in a medium bowl. Add the eggs one at a time and then the vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour over the warm crust.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the ingredients for the fruit layer. Spoon evenly over the cream cheese filling.
  
• In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the Streusel Topping and sprinkle evenly over the fruit layer. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from the oven and allow the dessert bars to cool slightly before cutting.
• Drizzle caramel topping over the dessert bars. Recipe makes 12 servings.
  

Equipment

• 1 8×8- inch baking pan

Nutrition

Calories: 578kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 6gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 2gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 1038IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg