Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars are a delicious combination of buttery cake mix crust, creamy cheesecake, sweet cinnamon-spiced apples, a crumbly golden topping, and a generous drizzle of gooey caramel!
Servings: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1 (14.25 oz) box vanilla cake mix white or yellow cake mix works too
- 1/2 cup butter melted (1 stick)
- 2 (8 oz) blocks cream cheese softened
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups diced apples peeled, cored and chopped
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup caramel dip divided
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the dry cake mix and melted butter. Mix until you have dry, crumbly cake crumbs.
- Press roughly 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of your prepared baking pan, then set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese with the sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Mix with an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture over your cake mix crust, spread into an even layer, then set it aside.
- In another medium sized mixing bowl, combine the chopped apples, brown sugar, 1/4 cup caramel dip, cinnamon, and flour then mix to fully coat the apples.
- Evenly spoon the apple mixture over the cheesecake filling and top with the remaining crust mixture.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown.
- Let cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Once chilled, slice into squares and drizzle the remaining caramel dip on top of each one!