apple caramel cheesecake bars

Ingredients For apple caramel cheesecake bars

• 2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1/2 c

  packed brown sugar
• 3/4 c

  cold butter, cubed
• 2 pkg

  (8 oz.ea.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 c

  plus 2 tbsp. sugar, divided
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 2

  eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 md

  tart apples, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp

  ground nutmeg
• STREUSEL
• 3/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 3/4 c

  packed brown sugar
• 1/2 c

  quick-cooking oats
• 1/3 c

  cold butter
• 1/3 c

  hot caramel ice cream topping