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Apple Crisp No Bake Cheesecake Bars

Apple Crisp No Bake Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients:

For the Crust

  • 1 pouch graham crackers (about 9, crushed)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tbsp butter melted

For the Cheesecake Layer

  • 16 oz cream cheese 2 blocks
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup Belfonte heavy whipping cream

For the Apple Layer

  • 4 honey crisp apples (peeled and chopped)
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water

For the Crisp Layer

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 6 tbsp butter cold, cubed
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

For the Crust:

  1. In a medium sized bowl, add your crushed graham crackers, melted butter and brown sugar.
  2. Stir together until well combined and once your mixture stays together when you press it down, you are ready to transfer it into your baking dish.
  3. In a 9 by 13 inch baking dish lined with parchment paper, pour in your crust mixture and pack it down with a glass or the back of your measuring cup.
  4. Let chill in the freezer while making your other layers.

For the Cheesecake Layer:

  1. In a large bowl, add your cream cheese, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Whip it up until its well combined.
  2. In a separate bowl whip up your Belfonte heavy whipping cream until thick and fold it into your cream cheese mixture.
  3. Once your mixture is well combined and smooth, pour it onto your crust and spread out until even and smooth.
  4. Place in freezer while preparing other layers.

For Apple Layer:

  1. Cut up your 4-5 apples into cubes and place into a sauce pan over medium heat.
  2. Add your lemon juice, cinnamon and sugar and stir together. Let cook over medium heat until soft, stirring occasionally.
  3. Once your apples have softened a bit, mix together your cornstarch and water and add to your apple mixture.

(Don’t add the cornstarch without mixing it with the water as it would clump up and not mix in well.) This will thicken the mixture but you can add a couple tablespoons of water if its too thick.

  1. Let cool.
  2. Once your apple mixture has cooled, spread it on top of the cheesecake layer. Place back into your freezer to chill.

For Crisp Layer:

  1. In a small bowl, add your flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cold cubed butter. Using your hands or a pastry cutter combine all your ingredients together.
  2. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper crumble your crisp mixture and bake at 375° for about 10-12 minutes or until it’s spread out and golden brown.
  3. Remove from oven and let cool. Break into pieces and top your apple crisp cheesecakes bars.
  4. Cut into squares, share and enjoy.

Makes 16 Cheesecake bars

 

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