APPLE CARAMEL CHEESECAKE BARS

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Discover your new favorite dessert with these Apple Caramel Cheesecake Bars. A caramel-cake crumb crust, layers of sweetened cream cheese, cinnamon-spiced apples and more all add up to one terrific potluck-perfect apple caramel cheesecake bar recipe.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 2h25m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pkg. (2-layer size) spice cake mix
2 eggs, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. rum extract
2 red apples, chopped
1/4 cup chopped lightly salted cocktail peanut
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. caramel ice cream topping

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Beat butter, cake mix and 1 egg in large bowl with mixer until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and rum extract until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well.
Spread cream cheese mixture over crust; top with chopped apples. Sprinkle with nuts and ground cinnamon; drizzle with caramel topping. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 45 min. or until center is set and crumb topping is lightly browned. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 min. before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 210 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g