Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup (sub regular maple syrup)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups almond flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Cheesecake filling:

• 12 oz cream cheese, softened
• 6 tbsp granulated sugar substitute
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Apple filling:

• 2 medium apples, peeled and chopped into 1/4 to 1/2” pieces
• 4 tbsp granulated sugar substitute
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Streusel topping:

• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar substitute
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cup butter, cold and cubed

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
2. To make the shortbread crust, combine wet ingredients. mix in dry ingredients. press evenly into the bottom of the pan. bake for 8 minutes and let cool for 5 minutes.
3. To make cheesecake layer, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth.
4. Pour the cheesecake mixture on top of the warm crust.
5. In a small bowl, stir together apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. distribute evenly over cheesecake mixture.
6. 6 to make streusel topping, mix together dry ingredients. add cold butter and use a fork to cut it into the dry ingredients. sprinkle streusel topping over the apple layer.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the cheesecake filling is still slightly jiggly but mostly set. let cool for 15 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour before slicing. 
8. enjoy!

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