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    Sweets: Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars


    Source of Recipe


    Paula Deen

    List of Ingredients




    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
    2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese ; softened
    1/2 cup sugar ; plus 2 tablespoons, 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
    1/2 cup caramel topping

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350 degrees 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 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

    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.

    In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle evenly with Streusel topping. Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping.


    Streusel Topping:
    1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup quick cooking oats
    1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

    In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.
    Yield: 1 cup

 

 

 


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