Dutch Apple Cheesecake Blondies | CarnalDish

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider (don’t use apple juice)
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 8 tablespoons salted butter, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Fleur de sel (or coarse sea salt) for topping
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 stick (8 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• pinch of sea salt
• 1 8-ounce block cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
• 2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled cored and diced (SEE NOTE)
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract