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Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

October 3, 2014 By Jeanine Friesen 14 Comments

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Forget pumpkin! Bake these Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars from The Baking Beauties - You won't be disappointed!

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Once the leaves start to fall to the ground, and the air gets a chill – there are two types of people – Those that love anything with apple and those that prefer things with pumpkin. It’s no secret that I’ve been on team pumpkin for years. After indulging in these gluten free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars, I could be swayed to vote for all things apple.

The crisp crust and crumble topping are loaded with oats, brown sugar, and pecans. Add to that a layer of smooth cream cheese, a layer of chopped apples seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg, and top it all with a drizzle of caramel sauce, and you have the perfect fall dessert.

You can use store-bought caramel sauce, or you can do homemade. I’ve made THIS recipe numerous times over the past few years (just omit the salt), usually as part of an ice cream sundae gift pack for the kid’s teachers. Once you’ve had that, it’s hard to enjoy the store-bought topping. 😉

If you love these gluten free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars, you have to try these easy Gluten Free Apple Fritters.

Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars recipe:

Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Yield: 16 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

The crisp crust and crumble topping are loaded with oats, brown sugar, and pecans. Add to that a layer of smooth cream cheese, a layer of chopped apples seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg, and top it all with a drizzle of caramel sauce, and you have the perfect fall dessert.

Ingredients

Crust and Topping:

  • 1/2 cup (110 g) brown sugar, packed
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups (150 g) Only Oats Pure Whole Grain Quick Cook Oats (gluten-free quick cook oats)
  • 1/2 cup (50 g) Only Oats Pure Whole Grain Oat Flour (gluten-free oat flour)
  • 1/2 cup (60 g) tapioca starch
  • 2/3 cup (90 g) chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon (5 g) baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 g) ground cinnamon

Cheesecake Filling:

  • 8 oz (250 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract

Apple Layer:

  • 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon (.75 g) ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon (.75 g) ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup caramel topping/sauce

Instructions

Line a 9x9-inch (22x22 cm) baking pan with parchment paper so that the parchment paper goes up all sides of the pan (this will make it easier to remove and slice the bars). Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).

Beat together 1/2 cup brown sugar and the softened butter until well incorporated. Stir in the quick cook oats, oat flour, tapioca starch, pecans, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until well incorporated.

Pat half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking sheet, setting the other half aside for the topping.

Baking in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

While the crust is baking, prepare the cheesecake and apple filling.

In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. When no lumps remain, beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Set aside.

Peel, core, and dice the two Granny Smith apples. Place the apple pieces in a bowl, and add 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir until the apples are completely coated with the sugar mixture.

Remove the crust from the oven and allow to sit for a few minutes before pouring the cheesecake filling evenly over the crust.

Evenly distribute the apples over the cheesecake filling.

Top the apples with the remaining crust/topping mixture, pressing it down slightly before baking an additional 40 minutes, or until the filling is set and the topping has browned.

Refrigerate for at least two hours before slicing and serving with a drizzle of warm caramel sauce. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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© Jeanine Friesen
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

 

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Comments

  1. Betty says

    October 4, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    I would love to make these but wondered if I could use another flour in place of the oat flour

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    • Tiffany Smith says

      October 8, 2014 at 10:21 am

      I am making them today for a church function. I am out of oat flour. So I am going to use brown rice flour. I will let you know how it goes. Sorghum flour would probably work as well. They are all the same weight of flour.

      Reply
      • Jeanine says

        October 21, 2014 at 10:48 am

        Hope you enjoyed them, Tiffany! How did the substitution work? Probably not quite the same, but hopefully close!

        Reply
    • Jeanine says

      October 21, 2014 at 10:49 am

      Betty – You could try substituting millet or sorghum, but I haven’t tested the recipe that way. If you do, please let me know how it works!

      Reply
  2. Judy says

    October 21, 2014 at 9:55 am

    Hi. I love the carrot muffin resipy. But can’t use dairy I have made it with almond milk ,coconut milk , and for some reason they don’t rise. Can you tell me what I can do different. Please help me.
    Thanks.
    Jud

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    • Jeanine says

      October 21, 2014 at 10:48 am

      Judy, could you please leave a comment on that recipe – then I can help you out there. Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Kailee says

    November 24, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    I made this last weekend and it was amazing! I didn’t have oat flour (though I could have made it out of my oats but didn’t have access to a food processor). I just used a regular GF all purpose flour. I also didn’t have caramel so I just added extra brown sugar to the apples. soooooo yummy! Thank you!!!

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  4. Toni Vigl says

    May 28, 2020 at 10:03 pm

    Hi Jeanine, I’ve been following your blog since you were the Baking Beauties and truly appreciate you sharing your tasty gluten free creations. I’m not sure how this recipe isn’t one of your top ones, as I just made it and it was delicious. Fairly easy too. I didn’t have enough pecans so added some shaved almonds. I enjoyed the crunch the nuts brought to the crumble. The flavours were great, though I found the cheesecake layer was more prominent when I let the bar come to room temperature. I also reduced the sugar in the apple layer to 2 tbsp and even with my sweet tooth, it was perfect. This will be one of my go-to desserts. Thanks again 🙂

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