Tired of your regular old cheesecake dessert? Make these apple cheesecake bars instead for a fun fall twist on a classic...
Prep Time30 minutesminutes
Cook Time45 minutesminutes
Total Time1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Yield 16bars
5 from 1 vote
Ingredients
Crust
12graham crackers
60Nilla wafers
12Tbspunsalted buttermelted
Cheesecake
2(8 oz) packagescream cheese
2largeeggs
1/2cupsour cream
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1tspvanilla extract
2applespeeled, cored, and shredded
1tspground cinnamon
Crumb Topping
1cuppacked light brown sugar
1cupall-purpose flour
1/2cupold fashioned oats
1/2cupunsalted buttermelted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F and spray a 9 x 9 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Crust
Add graham crackers and nilla wafers to food processor and process until they are fine crumbs.
Add to bowl with the melted butter and stir to combine. Press into the bottom of prepared baking pan.
Cheesecake
In stand mixer, or with handheld beaters, beat cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, and sugar together. Pour over prepared crust.
In seperate small bowl, add shredded apples and cinnamon and toss to coat. Spread evenly over cheesecake mixture in prepared baking pan.
Crumb Topping
Add brown sugar, flour, and oats to bowl and mix to combine. Add melted butter and mix until you get large crumbs. Sprinkle evenly on top of cheesecake and apple mixture in prepared pan.
Bake at 350° F for 40-45 minutes or until cheesecake is set. Cool at room temperature and then place in fridge for about an hour to chill before cutting and serving.