Tom's Apple Cheesecake Bars

Tom's Apple Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• Cheesecake Filling:
• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
• 3 large eggs
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• Apples:
• 3 Fuji apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Celia's Pear Lime Cinnamon White Balsamic
• Streusel Topping:
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup quick cooking oats
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• Drizzle:
• ½ cup caramel topping for drizzling after baked

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender (or 2 forks) until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 9x13 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with ¾ 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.
7. In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples and vinegar. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
9. For the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. I like to really combine it by using my clean hands to thoroughly combine the butter into the mixture.
11. Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool. Serve cold and enjoy! Make 16 servings.