Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars
Posted by Katie on Oct 6, 2011 in baked goods, Dessert, Fruit | 8 comments
Source: Betty Crocker
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes + 2 hours chilling time
Servings: 12-24 bars
Ingredients:
1 pouch Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix
1/2 cup firm butter
2 – 8oz packages of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1- 21oz can of apple pie filling
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg
1/4 chopped walnuts *optional
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom and sides of 13×9 pan with cooking spray.
2. Place cookie mix in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbley and coarse. Reserve 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
3. While the crumbs are baking; in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla and egg with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
4. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked crust. Then pour pie filling over the cream cheese mixture, making sure to smooth out the filling so that it evenly covers the cheesecake mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg, then sprinkle reserve crumbs over the top of the apple pie filling (covering all the filling).
5. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Cool for another 30 minutes then refrigerate to chill for about 2 hours. Cut the bars to desired size. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
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These look delicious! I'd like to invite you to share them tomorrow at our Seasonal Inspiration party.
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My fav desserts are: cheesecakes & apple streusel. Did you read my mind before making this drool-worthy dessert?
Yum. These bars look scrumptious! I love all things cheesecake and all things apple so I'd say this is a win win.
Sounds fantastic! Thanks so much for linking up this week!
Amy @ A Little Nosh
This sounds gteat, just finished one simular with out cheese. Spread apple ove base then a mixture of two egg sugar and cream and sprinkle with crumble. I will try this one today. Thanks Olly
Tried this today with cherry rather than apple – my hubby’s fave! Excellent! Thank you.
Donna, I LOVE this recipe. It is so easy to make and you can always change it up just like you did!