Ingredients
- Crust:
- 2 cups organic all-purpose unbleached flour
- ½ cup firmly packed organic brown sugar
- 2 sticks 1 cup butter, softened
- pinch of kosher salt
- Cheesecake Filling:
- 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup organic cane sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Apples:
- 3 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons organic cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Streusel Topping:
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup quick cooking oats
- 1 stick 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Using a fork or a pastry blender cut mixture until crumbly. Press into a 9x13 baking pan lined with foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- In your stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese with ¾ cup sugar on medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.
- In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, Â 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
- For the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Using a fork, cut butter into mixture. Best to use hands for this part!
- Sprinkle Streusel topping over apples. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with your favorite caramel topping and a pinch of sea salt.https://youtu.be/C_GQHRHn_JY
