Name: Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 73 min
Ingredients: 9 sheets graham crackers (about 1 cup of crumbs); 2 tablespoons brown sugar; ¼ cup butter (salted, melted); 16 ounces cream cheese (softened, 2 blocks); ½ cup sugar; 2 eggs (lightly beaten); ¼ cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 apple (diced small in 1/4 inch cubes); ¼ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; ¼ cup brown sugar; ¼ cup flour; ¼ cup rolled oats; 3 tablespoons butter (salted, melted); ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ cup caramel sauce

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Caramel apple cheesecake bars are the best of both a sweet apple crumble and cheesecake! Creamy cheesecake topped with sweet baked cinnamon apples, a buttery oat streusel topping, and finished with a drizzle of sweet caramel? Your family and friends will flip for this decadent dessert!

Tall stack of apple cheesecake bars from the side with caramel dripping down.

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Why We Love Carmel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Creamy And Sweet– I love the creamy base on these cheesecake bars, it reminds me of eating apple crumble with a scoop of ice cream -but better! You can enjoy this treat any time of year.
Dessert People Talk About! – This dessert is really memorable, especially for those who love apple crumble or apple pie and gets people talking!
Worth The Effort– This recipe does take a few extra steps and a little time to make the layers. That delicious baked apple combined with a creamy cheesecake layer on a buttery crust is worth the effort to make a decadent dessert for all special occasions!

Ingredients For Carmel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients for caramel apple cheesecake bars in bowls from overhead with labels.

For The Graham Cracker Crust

9 sheets graham crackers about 1 cup of crumbs
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ cup butter salted, melted

For The Cheesecake

16 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature, 2 blocks
½ cup sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
¼ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For The Apple Caramel Crumb Topping

1 apple diced small in 1/4 inch cubes, Granny Smith are slightly tart apples that balance the sweetness in this recipe well.
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup flour
¼ cup rolled oats
3 tablespoons butter salted, melted
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup caramel sauce

How To Make Carmel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Make The Graham Cracker Crust

Preheat the oven to 325. Line a 8×8 square pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Place the graham crackers in a food processor and pulse until they become crumbs.
Add the graham cracker crumbs to a large bowl. Place the brown sugar and melted butter in with the graham cracker crumbs. Mix together until the crumbs are no longer dry.

Graham crackers in a bowl from overhead on a counter with bowls of melted butter, a measuring cup and brown sugar nearby.

Add the graham cracker crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Use a ½ cup measuring cup to press the crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake the crust in the oven for 8 minutes then let the pan cool for at least five minutes.

Make The Cheesecake FIlling

Whip cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until smooth with an electric mixer or stand mixer, about 2-3 minutes. Add ½ cup sugar and cream together until fully mixed.

Softened cream cheese in a bowl to be mixed with bowls of vanilla, sugar and eggs nearby from overhead on a counter.

Add the lightly beaten eggs half at a time to the cream cheese mixture, whipping until fully mixed.
Add the sour cream and vanilla to the cream cheese filling. Whip until smooth.

Make The Apple Caramel Crumb Topping

In a medium bowl mix together the rolled oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and melted butter until the oats no longer are dry. Set aside.
Peel the apple. Dice the apple into very small pieces, about 1/4 inch cubes.

Diced apples in a bowl with cinnamon and sugar in bowls nearby from overhead on a counter.

In a second medium-sized bowl add the apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Mix until combined.

Layer and Bake The Bars

Pour the cheesecake layer over the graham cracker crust in the pan, smoothing evenly with a silicone spatula.

Spreading the cheesecake layer over the graham cracker crust in a square pan from overhead.

Top the cheesecake layer with the apple topping evenly. Swirl with a chopstick or butter knife to help distribute the apples more evenly in the cheesecake.

Layering the apple layer on top of the cheesecake layer in a square pan from overhead.

Break up the topping and sprinkle streusel evenly over the apple crisp topping.

Adding crumble topping over apples and cheesecake layer in a square pan from overhead.

Bake the cheesecake bars at 325 for 65-70 minutes, until most of the moisture is gone from the center. Let the cheesecake cool for 20 minutes. Place in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight before serving.

Apple crumb cheesecake bars after baking in a square pan from the side with an apple and caramel also on the table.

Slice with a large knife into squares

Sliced apple cheesecake bars on a counter with apples and caramel nearby on the counter.

Serve with a spoonful of caramel drizzled over the top and enjoy!

Plated apple cheesecake bar with a caramel drizzle from the side with more cheesecake bars and caramel in the background.

Try Adding Whipped Cream!

These bars look even prettier with a dollop of whipped cream on top before you add the caramel. I’ll be sure to have whipped cream on hand next time.

How Long Do These Cheesecake Bars Last?

These caramel apple cheesecake bars last for about 3-5 days when kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I recommend storing the caramel separately and adding caramel when serving.

You can also freeze these cheesecake bars. They will taste best if eaten within three months.

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Three stacked apple caramel cheesecake bars with lots of gooey caramel from the side.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Kristy Richardson

Creamy cheesecake topped with delicious baked apples, sweet cinnamon sugar, a buttery crumble and sweet caramel drizzled on top. This decadent dessert gets everyone talking!

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PREP TIME 45 mins

COOK TIME 1 hr 13 mins

Chill Time 6 hrs 20 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9 bars

Calories 508 kcal