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Salted Caramel Cheesecake Apple Pie Bars

Laura Petersen

Ingredients
  

  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 3/4 cup cold butter cubed
  • 2 packages 8 ounces each cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cup apple pie filling
  • STREUSEL:
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/3 cup cold butter cubed
  • 1/3 cup Salted caramel ice cream topping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl cut butter into cake mix until crumbly. Press into a well-greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Spread over crust.
  • Spoon apple pie filling over cream cheese layer. In another bowl, mix flour, brown sugar and oats; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple layer.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes or until filling is set. Drizzle with Salted caramel topping; cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Cut into bars. Yield: 3 dozen.