Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars

Brown Eyed Baker

Category

Yummy Dessert

Apples, cream cheese and brown sugar…the perfect dessert!

Ingredients

    Crust

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
    • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

    Cheesecake Filling

    • 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
    • ¾ cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

    Apples

    • 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

    Streusel Topping

    • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup quick cooking oats
    • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened

    Directions

    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 9×13 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

    3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with ¾ cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine.

    4. Pour over warm crust.

    5. 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

    1. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. I like to combine it by using clean hands to thoroughly combine the butter into the mixture.

    2. Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples.

    3. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set.