Recipe: Eating on a Dime Caramel Apple Cheesecake Crumble Bars

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Crumble Bars. I've made other apple cheesecake bars, caramel apple bars, caramel apple pie, apple crumbles, apple cakes, apple bread and more. But there's never been anything quite like these caramel apple cheesecake bars. Between the rich flavors of salted caramel, apples, and cinnamon to a tempting layer of cream cheese and chunky oat crumbles, they'll be your.

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In a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly.

This Caramel Apple Cheesecake bar has it all.

You can cook Caramel Apple Cheesecake Crumble Bars using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Caramel Apple Cheesecake Crumble Bars

1. Prepare 1 cup of all-purpose flour.

2. You need 1/4 cup of light brown sugar, packed.

3. You need 1/2 cup of butter.

4. Prepare 8 oz of cream cheese, softened.

5. You need 1 of large egg.

6. You need 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.

7. You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

8. It’s 2 cup of small diced apples, gala, peeled and cored.

9. Prepare 2 tbsp of granulated sugar.

10. Prepare 1 tbsp of ground cinnamon.

11. It’s 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg.

12. You need 1/2 cup of light brown sugar.

13. Prepare 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.

14. Prepare 1/2 cup of old fashioned whole rolled oats.

15. You need 1/2 cup of caramel sauce, for drizzling.

16. It’s 6 tbsp of butter.

Buttery melt in your mouth shortbread crust is just the beginning.

Creamy smooth cream cheese layers on top for a delicious middle.

Next spiced apple filling is spread on top and covered in a crumbly sweet streusel topping.

Make crust: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Crumble Bars instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8 inch square pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

2. Crust - In large bowl add flour, brown sugar, and cut in the butter with two forks. Keep working until mixture is combined and pea-sized crumbly bits are present..

3. Turn mixture out into prepared pan, hard packing it with your fingertips in an even, smooth, flat layer to form a crust. Bake for 14 - 15 minutes, or just until set. Remove form oven, set aside..

4. Cheesecake - In a large bowl add all ingredients and beat with a hand mixer until smooth and combined about 2 minutes on high power, set aside.

5. Apples - Peel, core and dice apples and place in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and toss well to combine, set aside..

6. Crumble - In a medium bowl, add the flour, brown sugar, oats, and cut in th ebutter with two forks. Keep working until mixture is combined and pea-sized crumbly bits are present..

7. Pour cheesecake mixture over the baked and cooled crust, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula..

8. Lightly and evenly sprinkle the apples on top of cheesecake layer..

9. Evenly sprinkle with the crumble mixture..

10. Bake fro 45 - 50 minutes or until crumble topping is just set and very lightly golden browned. Place pan on a wire rack to cool for about 30 min..

11. Caramel Topping - After 30 min., evenly drizzle with caramel sauce. Allow bars to cool, in pan, on wire rack for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Cover with foil if cooling overnight. Dont slice bars to early, they need to set. Prior to slicing, lift bars out using foil overhang, slice, and serve..

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Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly and well combined.

Spread the filling over the graham cracker crust, then layer the apple slices on top.

Sprinkle the topping mix evenly over the apple layer..

Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.

Streusel Topping Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars start with a shortbread crust, a thick cheesecake layer, and are topped with diced cinnamon apples and a sweet streusel topping.