Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars

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

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

Ingredients

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ oatmeal cookie mix

1/2

cup firm butter or margarine

packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened

1/2

cup sugar

tablespoons all-purpose flour

teaspoon vanilla

egg

can (21 oz) apple pie filling

1/2

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4

cup chopped walnuts

Directions

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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

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!
Cut the bars into larger servings and serve with a fork.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 240
Calories from Fat: 110

% Daily Value

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;