Apple Cheesecake Snack Bars
Description
With an apple cheesecake filling and a crumbly cinnamon-walnut streusel topping, you can't go wrong with these easy snack bars!
Ingredients
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1 teaspoon butter, or as needed
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1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, or more as needed
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1/3 cup butter, melted
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2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
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1/2 cup white sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and diced
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon finely chopped walnuts, or to taste
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2
Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl until crumbly, adding more crumbs if mixture is too wet. Press crust into the prepared baking pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
4
Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar using an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract on low speed until mixture is blended. Pour filling over warm crust.
5
Stir apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice together in a separate bowl; spoon evenly over filling.
6
Mix brown sugar, flour, walnuts, and cinnamon for streusel together in a bowl. Mix or cut butter into walnut mixture using your fingers or a knife until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple layer.
7
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese filling is set, 30 to 35 minutes.
8
Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Cut into small squares and refrigerate until ready to serve.