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Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars have a buttery crust, a creamy cheesecake filling with fresh apple, a streusel topping. Drizzle with caramel sauce for the ultimate fall treat!

  • Prep20 min
  • Cook1 hr 10 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • Serves18 bars
Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Bars have a buttery crust, a creamy cream cheese filling with fresh apple, and a cinnamon-flavored streusel. To make them even more sweet and decadent, caramel sauce is drizzled on top.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bar on a plate.

A Delicious Fall Dessert

You just can’t beat the combination of caramel and apples. These bars are such a delicious fall dessert! Add a scoop of ice cream and you’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven!

These bars have 3 layers- a buttery crust, a cream cheese filling with fresh apples, and a streusel topping flavored with cinnamon and pecans. For extra flavor, I like to drizzle caramel sauce on the bars.

Bar drizzled with caramel sauce.

Equipment Needed:

  • a 9×13-inch pan
  • Aluminum foil or parchment paper to keep the bars from sticking.
  • Electric Mixer- either hand-held or stand mixer.

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars Recipe Tips:

I like to use Granny Smith apples. They have a nice tart flavor that keeps the bars from being overly sweet. Braeburn or Honeycrisp apples work well too.

Can be served chilled, at room temperature, or warmed.

Store in the refrigerator. Leftovers will keeep for 3 to 4 days in an airtight conatiner.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars stacked on top of each other.

More Fall Apple Recipes:

Originally posted September 30, 2015.

For the Caramel topping I like to use Smucker’s Salted Caramel

Recipe adapted from Paula Deen.

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Ingredients

Crust

Filling

Streusel

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9X13-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, letting excess extend over sides.

  2. 2

    Make crust. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add flour and salt and beat until combined. Press into bottom of prepared pan.

  3. 3

    Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely.

  4. 4

    In a large bowl use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in eggs and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Beat in vanilla extract. Spread mixture evenly on top of cooled crust.

  5. 5

    Mix together apples, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle apple mixture over cheesecake mixture.

  6. 6

    In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, oats, salt, cinnamon, and pecans. Stir in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture over apples.

  7. 7

    Bake 50 minutes. Let cool until room temperature and then refrigerate until chilled.

  8. 8

    When serving, drizzle with caramel topping.

Nutrition

  • Calories498

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