Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
For the Shortbread Base
- 140 grams plain flour
- 50 grams caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 100 grams cold butter, cubed
- 1 egg yolk, large
For the Spiced Apple Filling
- 3 apples, medium, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 50 grams light brown sugar
For the Vanilla Cheesecake Filling
- 400 grams full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 100 grams icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, or extract
- 100 grams heavy cream, cold
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 20x20cm square tin with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to help with removal later.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180
- 2
In a medium bowl, combine the plain flour, caster sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and salt for the shortbread base. Whisk these dry ingredients together until they are well combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Add the cubed cold butter to the dry ingredients. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Add the large egg yolk to the mixture. Mix with your hands until a cohesive dough forms.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Press the shortbread dough evenly into the prepared 20x20cm square tin, ensuring it forms a compact layer.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Bake the shortbread base in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Set aside to cool slightly while you prepare the fillings.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 180
- 7
Peel, core, and dice the 3 medium apples for the filling.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Place the diced apples in a pot. Add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger, the lemon juice, and the light brown sugar.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to coat the apples evenly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Cook the apple mixture on medium-high heat for 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
⏱️ 8 min
- 11
In a clean bowl, add the softened full-fat cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla bean paste for the cheesecake filling.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and lump-free.
⏱️ 3 min
- 13
Add the cold heavy cream to the bowl with the cream cheese mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Continue mixing with the electric mixer until the cheesecake filling is thick and fluffy.
⏱️ 2 min
- 15
Pour the prepared vanilla cheesecake filling over the cooled shortbread base in the tin, spreading it evenly to form a smooth layer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 16
Evenly spoon the cooled spiced apple filling over the cheesecake layer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 17
Chill the assembled dessert in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow it to set completely.
⏱️ 120 min
- 18
Once thoroughly chilled and set, remove the dessert from the tin by lifting it out using the parchment paper overhang.
⏱️ 1 min
- 19
Cut the large dessert into individual squares or bars before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars
For the Shortbread Base
- 140 grams plain flour
- 50 grams caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 100 grams cold butter, cubed
- 1 egg yolk, large
For the Spiced Apple Filling
- 3 apples, medium, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 50 grams light brown sugar
For the Vanilla Cheesecake Filling
- 400 grams full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 100 grams icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, or extract
- 100 grams heavy cream, cold
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 20x20cm square tin with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to help with removal later.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180 - 2
In a medium bowl, combine the plain flour, caster sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and salt for the shortbread base. Whisk these dry ingredients together until they are well combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add the cubed cold butter to the dry ingredients. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Add the large egg yolk to the mixture. Mix with your hands until a cohesive dough forms.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Press the shortbread dough evenly into the prepared 20x20cm square tin, ensuring it forms a compact layer.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Bake the shortbread base in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Set aside to cool slightly while you prepare the fillings.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 180 - 7
Peel, core, and dice the 3 medium apples for the filling.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Place the diced apples in a pot. Add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger, the lemon juice, and the light brown sugar.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to coat the apples evenly.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Cook the apple mixture on medium-high heat for 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
⏱️ 8 min - 11
In a clean bowl, add the softened full-fat cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla bean paste for the cheesecake filling.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and lump-free.
⏱️ 3 min - 13
Add the cold heavy cream to the bowl with the cream cheese mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Continue mixing with the electric mixer until the cheesecake filling is thick and fluffy.
⏱️ 2 min - 15
Pour the prepared vanilla cheesecake filling over the cooled shortbread base in the tin, spreading it evenly to form a smooth layer.
⏱️ 2 min - 16
Evenly spoon the cooled spiced apple filling over the cheesecake layer.
⏱️ 2 min - 17
Chill the assembled dessert in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow it to set completely.
⏱️ 120 min - 18
Once thoroughly chilled and set, remove the dessert from the tin by lifting it out using the parchment paper overhang.
⏱️ 1 min - 19
Cut the large dessert into individual squares or bars before serving.
⏱️ 1 min