Paula Deens Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars Recipes

CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• In a medium bowl, combine 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Cut in 2 sticks butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13-by-9-by-2 inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 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.
• In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons 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.
• Streusel Topping
• In a small bowl, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup oats and 1 stick softened butter.

PAULA DEEN'S CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Reserve 3/4 cup apple filling, and set aside.
• Spoon remaining apple filling into the crust.
• Beat together in large bowl, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs. Pour over pie filling.
• Bake for 35 minutes. Cool.
• Meanwhile, mix reserved pie filling and caramel topping and heat for 1 minute in a small saucepan.
• Spread warm topping evenly over cooked, cooled cheesecake.
• Decorate entire edge of cake with the 12 pecan halves, and sprinkle middle of cheesecake with chopped pecans.
• Refrigerate, share, and enjoy!

LIGHTER CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with foil, allowing the foil to extend over the rim of the pan by 2 inches. Spray the foil with nonstick spray.
• Pulse 2 cups flour, light brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter and pulse until crumbly. Transfer the mixture to the baking pan, pressing firmly to form an even layer. Bake until the crust is set, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack.
• Meanwhile, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in the sugar until blended. Beat in the egg, egg white, and vanilla until combined. Pour the filling evenly over the warm crust. Sprinkle the chopped apples evenly over the filling.
• To make the topping, using a fork, stir together 1/2 cup flour, oats, brown sugar, oil, cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg in a small bowl until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over the chopped apples. Bake until the filling is set and the topping is lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan on a rack. Drizzle with the caramel sauce. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Lift out using the foil as handles. Cut into 24 bars.