Easy Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
This is autumn comfort in dessert form—layers of cinnamon-spiced cheesecake, buttery graham crust, warm apple topping, and a drizzle of caramel. Finished with cinnamon whipped cream, these bars are perfect for feeding a crowd with serious fall flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: ~5 hrs
- Total Time: 46 minute
- Yield: 24 bars 1x
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust:
4 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
6 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup salted butter, melted
Cinnamon Cheesecake Filling:
48 oz cream cheese, room temp
2 cups sugar
6 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups sour cream, room temp
3 tbsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cinnamon
6 large eggs, room temp
Caramel Apple Topping:
4 large apples, chopped
½ cup light brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
Splash lemon juice
1 cup caramel sauce
Cinnamon Whipped Cream:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 9×13” pan with foil and grease.
Mix crust ingredients, press into pan. Bake 10 mins, cool.
Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add flour, sour cream, vanilla, cinnamon, then eggs one at a time. Pour over crust.
Bake 45–50 mins. Cool, then chill 4 hrs or overnight.
Cook apples, sugar, spices, and lemon juice in a pan until tender. Cool, then stir in caramel.
Beat whipped cream ingredients until stiff peaks form.
Top chilled bars with apple-caramel mixture and whipped cream
Nutrition
- Calories: 320 cal
- Fat: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Protein: 4g
Find it online: https://thecomfortspoon.com/easy-caramel-apple-cheesecake-bars/