Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars

Name: Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ oatmeal cookie mix; 1/2 cup firm butter or margarine; 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 egg; 1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

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Prep 20 min
Total 3 hr 40 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 24

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Prize-Winning Recipe 2007! Oatmeal cookie mix and pie filling make it easy to get a delicious apple pie-like bar.

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ oatmeal cookie mix
1/2 cup firm butter or margarine
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2

Place cookie mix in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
4

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked crust. In medium bowl, mix pie filling and cinnamon. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over top. Sprinkle with walnuts.
5

Bake 35 to 40 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Cool about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

tip 1
This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!
tip 2
Cut the bars into larger servings and serve with a fork.

Nutrition Information

240 Calories, 13g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 29g Total Carbohydrate, 19g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 240

Calories from Fat: 110

Total Fat: 13g; 19%

Saturated Fat: 7g; 34%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 40mg; 13%

Sodium: 170mg; 7%

Potassium: 75mg; 2%

Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 10%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 19g

Protein: 4g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%; 8%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 2%; 2%

Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;