Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars

Sounds delicious, on my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup butter, softened, this is 1 standard block
500 grams Cream cheese, this is 2 blocks, 250 grams each
1/2 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
2 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

1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup butter, softened, this is 1/2 standard block

Garnish

caramel sauce, OR make from a shortcut

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180 C.
In a small bowl, mix together the chopped apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
Mix together the streusel ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or large sturdy fork until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13x9 inch baking pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
While the crust is baking, 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.
Spoon apple mixture evenly over the cream cheese mixture, then sprinkle evenly with Streusel Topping. Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, drizzle with caramel sauce, serve.

Notes

The cream cheese is the only expensive item here, 240 Baht for 500 grams, and since a lot of butter is used, this is 123 Baht for 1 and a half blocks. For 10 servings, this is about $1.07 per serving.

Shortcut: Caramel Sauce.