Last weekend I put my 4 day weekend to good use and decided to bake something delicious apple cheese cake bars with caramel topping yum yum! Here are the photos of my baking extravaganza as well as the instructions and ingredients...Hope you try it out and enjoy!
Yummm!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Streusel Topping – hand full of brown sugar & granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup caramel topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13x9-inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Pour over warm crust.
- In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle evenly with Streusel Topping (sugar and brown sugar, maybe a pinch of cinnamon too!). Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set.Drizzle with caramel topping. Then refrigerate until cold (it will be easier to cut and serve!).
