Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars
Source of Recipe
Betty Crocker
Recipe Introduction
Prize-Winning Recipe 2007!
Oatmeal cookie mix and pie filling make it easy to get a delicious apple pie-like bar.
Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 3 hours 40 min
Makes: 24 bars
List of Ingredients
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® oatmeal cookie mix
1/2 cup firm butter or margarine
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Recipe
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
Place cookie mix in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked crust. In medium bowl, mix pie filling and cinnamon. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over top. Sprinkle with walnuts.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Cool about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Variation
Cut the bars into larger servings and serve with a fork.
Top with vanilla ice cream & a drizzle of carmel ice cream topping.
NOTE: cream chees topping can be difficult to spread
|
Â
Â
Â
|