ingredients

  • BAR:
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
    • 1 cup butter, softened
    • 2 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ½ cup caramel topping
  • STREUSEL TOPPING:
    • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup quick-cooking oatmeal
    • ½ cup 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 until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.
4. In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
5. In a small bowl, combine streusel ingrediants. Sprinkle cream chees mixture evenly with Streusel topping. Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping.

Categories

Desserts

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servings/yield

15 servings