Harvest Cheesecake Bars | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the graham cracker crust:***
• 15 graham crackers
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 8 tablespoons salted butter, melted
• ***For the apple layer:***
• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ***For the cheesecake layer:***
• 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup sour cream, room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• ***For the crumb topping:***
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce, optional, for topping