Dessert for 18
Apple Cream Cheese Bars
These layered apple bars use a buttery cake crust, sweet cream cheese filling, spiced apples, and almonds before baking.
$0.69per serving $
65 minstart to table
18servings
Ingredients
- 1 box (18 oz) yellow cake mix
- 1/4 tsp fresh lemon zest
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 12 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 fresh lemon zest
- 2 1/2 cups sliced apples
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Mix the cake mix, melted butter, and lemon zest, then press the mixture into the pan and bake for 12 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese, one-half cup sugar, eggs, half-and-half, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the warm crust.
- Toss the apples with the remaining sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon zest, then scatter them over the filling with the almonds.
- Bake for 35 minutes until the center is set and the eggs are fully cooked, then cool before cutting.
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