Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.3 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt 
• 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 1 large eggs 
• 0.5 cup flour 
• 2  granny smith apples cored peeled cut into bite sized pieces
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup heavy cream 
• 0.1 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 0.5 cup old fashioned oats 
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2 tablespoons butter unsalted room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan
• wooden spoon
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Cut the butter into the flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon until combined and crumbly.Press the mixture into the bottom of an 8x8 inch baking dish lined with foil.
2. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until lightly golden brown, about 8-12 minutes, set aside and let cool.For the cheesecake:Beat the sugar into the cream cheese until smooth.Beat in the egg followed by the vanilla extract.
3. Mix the apples, cinnamon, sugar and nutmeg.
4. Cut the butter into the flour, sugar, cinnamon and rolled oats until combined and crumbly.
5. Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the apples.
6. Heat the sugar and water in a sauce pan over medium heat and simmer it until it turns a medium amber colour.
7. Remove from heat and carefully pour in the heavy cream.Return to heat and cook until smooth, stirring with a wooden spoon.Stir in the butter.Allow the sauce to cool for a few minutes and stir in the vanilla extract and salt.
8. Let cool and serve over the apple cheesecake bars.