Caramel Apple Cheesecake is perfect for any occasion. I tend to make apple dishes in the fall, and forget to make apple items the rest of the year. This is such an easy and beautiful dessert, you need to try it! Plus who doesn’t love a good cheesecake right?
If you have made cheesecake before, this is really simple. I always have cream cheese on hand, a lot of times it is frozen in the freezer and I have to unthaw it, I stock up when they are on sale!
There are basically 3 parts to the recipe.
You could always omit the apples, but that would be really sad I am just mentioning this as my SIL said she didn’t like apples as I pulled it out of the oven. Funny, she had 2 pieces!
Let it cool completely before cutting to get the best cut. If you can make them the day before and keep in the fridge overnight you will get the best result! Either way, right out of the oven with a fork is good also!
- CRUST:
- 2 cup Flour
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Sticks Butter softened
- FILLING:
- 3 packages Cream Cheese (8 oz.) softened
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 3 Eggs
- APPLE MIXTURE:
- 3 Granny Smith Apples peeled, cored and diced into small pieces
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- TOPPING:
- 1 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1 cup Flour
- ½ cup Quick Oats
- 1 stick Butter Softened
- Caramel Topping (to drizzle)
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a 9X13 baking pan with aluminum foil be sure to leave overhang on all four sides.
- Add flour and brown sugar to a medium sized bowl.
- Cut in butter with 2 forks or a pastry blender until your mix is crumbly
- Press mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Add cream cheese, vanilla and Sugar to a large bowl.
- Beat mixture until smooth.
- Add eggs to mixture 1 at a time mixing to combine.
- Pour mixture into baked crust.
- Add Apples, sugar and cinnamon to medium sized bowl.
- Mix together until apples are coated well.
- Sprinkle apple pieces evenly over cream cheese mixture.
- Add brown sugar, flour, quick oats and softened butter to a medium sized bowl and combine well.
- Sprinkle topping evenly over your apple layer.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes. Watch for filling to set (I do this by slightly jiggling the pan.
- Allow to cool and then place in refrigerator. I let mine set overnight.
- Remove from pan and cut into 16 even sized bars.
- Drizzle with caramel topping.