Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars...Mmmmmm.....

O.K. so I'm not a professional food stylist/photographer...but these taste so good you'll forgive me straight away!

I promised I would...so here it is after much dilly dallying over my pinches and smidgens.

I bake and cook by semi-measuring...so I've figured it out (pretty well) for you!

:)

Often I create my own recipes from 2 or 3 recipes depending on what I have on hand.

and if you remember correctly this is what I had on hand:

Gravensteins!

So without further ado...

Here's the skinny...er....uh...fatty?

On the final recipe:

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars:

Preheat oven to 350*

Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Crust:

2 cups crushed graham crackers

1/2 cup butter melted

Mix together and pat firmly down into the greased 9x13 dish.

Apple Filling Layer:

1 & 1/2 cups chunky applesauce (preferably homeade, as it's not as runny)

2 medium thinly sliced apples

Spread applesauce over crust and layer sliced apples over the sauce.

Cheesecake:





2 pkg 8oz. cream cheese softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

Mix together until smooth and spread evenly over apple layer.

Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes, or until center is set. Cool, & store in fridge until serving time. Just before serving spread caramel topping from a jar over the top to your liking. Enjoy! :)

Just as a side note, I used caramel from a tub that you would dip apples in, and it was really good!

Everyone raved about this dessert at our family gathering. I will warn you however...it is VERY rich and you don't need much.

My 9x13 served about 10 people, and I still had about a third of the pan left

(which sadly, I've been pecking away at all week!)

The good news is that it keeps in the fridge really well for a long time!

:)

Always look on the bright side right?

Hope you enjoy this recipe... it was shared just for you!

Cheerio!

Trish

:D