caramel apple cheesecake bars

Ingredients For caramel apple cheesecake bars

• CRUST
• 2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1/2 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 stick

  butter, softened
• CHEESECAKE FILLING
• 24 oz

  cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 c

  sugar +
• 2 Tbsp

  sugar - divided
• 3 lg

  eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp

  vanilla
• APPLES
• 3

  granny smith apples, cored, peeled and chopped fine
• 1/2 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp

  ground nutmeg
• STREUSEL TOPPING
• 1 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 c

  all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c

  quick cooking oats
• 1 stick

  butter, softened
• DRIZZLE
• 1/2 c

  caramel topping for drizzling after baked