Description
Creamy cheesecake bars with spiced apples and a cinnamon-oat crumble topping on a buttery graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- Cheesecake Layer
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- Apple Filling
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, diced
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Crisp Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy lifting.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Press evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool slightly.
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Add sour cream, vanilla, flour, and salt; blend until just combined. Pour over the cooled crust.
4. Toss diced apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Scatter evenly over the cheesecake layer.
5. In a bowl, mix flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter or fingers until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle evenly over the apples.
6. Bake for 40–45 minutes, until the center is almost set. Cool completely at room temperature.
7. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before slicing. Lift bars from the pan using parchment. Cut into 16 squares and serve chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
Use firm apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best texture and flavor.
Bars can be made a day ahead—flavor improves after chilling.
Store bars covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Use parchment with overhang to lift out bars cleanly for neat slicing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg