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I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars | Inspiration KitchenAnd for all of you that don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope your day was filled with love and wonder.

I wanted to share what we had for dessert yesterday.  You all know that I’m a huge fan of anything Cheesecake!

So, you can imagine that when I saw these Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars, I was sssooo on it.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars | Inspiration KitchenYet, even as much as I love Cheesecake, I knew I couldn’t eat an entire 13×9″ pan all by myself, so I halved the recipe because I was not going without this Cheesecake!

Smart, right?

And, I’m calling all sweet lovers – you are going to loveee this recipe.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars | Inspiration KitchenRich, creamy, caramel-y, struesel-y, cheesecake-y (yes, those are words).

This.recipe.is.it.

To show my thanks and gratitude this Thanksgiving, it occurred to me to spend the entire day dedicated to serving other people.  It filled my heart with joy to do that.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars | Inspiration KitchenI made pillowcases for Project Pillowcase, knitted a Beanie Baby Hat to donate, and wrote a helpful tutorial for you all to share next week.

I am so entirely grateful for everything in my life, and I wish the same blessings for all of you.

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Enjoy!

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time45 mins
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

  • 1 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup 1 sticks butter, softened
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon, divided
  • 1 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Streusel topping recipe follows
  • 1/4 cup caramel topping

Struesel Topping

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1/4 cup butter softened

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and pecans. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 8 by 8 by 2-inch deep baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.
  • In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 1 tablespoon 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.

Struesel Topping

  • In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.

Notes

This recipe makes an 8"x8" pan of Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars. If you want the full recipe (13"x9" pan), please follow the link at the end of this post, which will take you to the Food Network site!

Recipe adapted from Food Network @ Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars.

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Comments

  2. Kelly says

    What a delicious dessert, these cheesecake bars look fantastic Kristi! Streusel topping is my weakness and I love that this has caramel topping 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  5. Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says

    Oh this looks like the perfect Thanksgiving dessert… you know I’m all in for anything cheesecake-y, so I’d pretty much have eaten the whole pan myself 😉
    These bars look so so yummy!
    I hope you have a wonderful weekend 😀

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  9. Vera Ward says

    These cheesecake was so delicious – I think I found what I want to serve at our Christmas Dinner. Mucho Thanks Kristi!

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  10. Ashley says

    I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!! These caramel apple cheesecake bars sound utterly amazing – it’s so many good thing all combined into one! Is it bad that I am still craving dessert like mad even after everything I ate over the holiday???

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  12. Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says

    Awwwww … Kristi, I just love that you did awesome service projects in a Thanksgiving expression of gratitude – that’s so fantastic! I hope that every bit of that goodness and heartfelt caring comes back to you tenfold! Oh, and I am also kinda hoping that some of these cheesecake bars might materialize on my counter and jump into my belly … sadly, that seems unlikely, though … guess I’d better get baking! 😀

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