Apple Oat Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Ingredients for Apple Oat Cheesecake Bars

• Quick Oats
• Flour
• Brown Sugar
• Granulated Sugar
• Butter
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Granny Smith Apple
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Allspice

How to Make Apple Oat Cheesecake Bars

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients (1 ½ cups rolled oats, ¾ cup packed brown sugar, ½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¾ cup melted butter).
3. Press all but 1 cup of the oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is lightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
5. In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and granulated sugar together until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
6. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the cooled crust.
7. In another bowl, combine the diced apples, 2 tablespoons flour, ¼ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg.
8. Spread the apple mixture evenly over the cream cheese layer.
9. Sprinkle the reserved 1 cup of oat mixture evenly over the apple layer.
10. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the filling is set.
11. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours for best results.