Streusel Topped Apple Cheesecake Bars

Name: Streusel Topped Apple Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters Cascadian Farm® organic French vanilla almond granola; 355 milliliters chopped apples; 454 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 2 eggs; 118 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 9 graham cracker rectangles; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 177 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 6 Tbsps cold unsalted butter

This recipe makes 9 servings with 490 calories, 8g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up vanillan almond granola, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 8- or 9-inch square pan with butter or cooking spray.

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In food processor, place graham crackers, granulated sugar and lemon peel. Cover; process until fine crumbs form.

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Granulated Sugar

Graham Crackers

Lemon Peel

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Add melted butter. Cover; process until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press mixture in bottom of pan.

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Butter

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Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 to 15 minutes.

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Meanwhile, wipe food processor bowl with paper towels to remove any crumbs.

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Bowl

Add cream cheese, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Cover; process until smooth and creamy.

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Brown Sugar

Lemon Juice

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Pour filling over partially baked crust.

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Crust

In small bowl, toss apples with 1 teaspoon lemon juice.

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Apple

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Sprinkle over filling.

In medium bowl, mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, the flour and cold butter with fork or fingers until crumbly. Stir in granola.

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Brown Sugar

Granola

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Sprinkle over apples and filling.

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Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and center is almost set (center should jiggle only slightly when moved). Cool on cooling rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled.

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