APPLE CHEESECAKE BARS
I was going to make a Caramel
sauce for these, but they, frankly, don’t need it. They are so good and such a substantial treat, just exactly the way this recipe is written! However, if you like, use a commercial
Caramel Sauce OR use mine over here to drizzle over each bar when serving them. These bars have a substantial crust, filling
and topping. These squares are moderate in carbs and more of an OWL or maintenance-style recipe. Who says low-carbers cannot eat apples? In moderation, we certainly can eat them. Apples never ever made me fat! Sugar and white flour sure did!
The sweetener tables for all the most common scenarios are in my cookbooks for your convenience. For example, ¾ cup sugar sweetness (not ¾ cup liquid) using my bottle of sucralose from the EZ-Sweetz brand (whether the smaller one of 0.5 oz or the bigger yellow bottle of 2 oz – Zero carbs) would be 18 or 36 drops respectively. Here is an article and video about the sweeteners. Part 1. There is another article and video here: Part 2.
Crust:
2 cups Gluten-Free Bake Mix2 (500 mL)
6 tbsp butter, melted (90 mL)
Cheesecake Filling:
24 oz cream cheese (750 g)
3 eggs
1/3 cup powdered sweetener of choice (75 mL)
11/2 tsp vanilla extract (7 mL)
Apples:
3 medium apples
1 tsp lemon juice (5 mL)
2 tbsp powdered sweetener (30 mL)
1/2 tsp
cinnamon (2 mL)
1/4 tspnutmeg (1 mL)
Streusel Topping:
1/2 cup
Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2 (125 mL)
1/2 cup
chopped pecans (125 mL)
2 tbsp powdered sweetener (30 mL)
Crust: Preheat oven
to 350°F (180°C). In medium bowl, place
Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2. In
small bowl, combine melted butter and liquid sweetener. Stir into bake mix and press crust in 9 x
13-inch (2 L) casserole dish. Bake 15
minutes.
Cheesecake
Filling: In food processor, process cream cheese. Add eggs one at a time; process. Add liquid sweetener, powdered sweetener and
vanilla extract; process. Pour over
baked crust.
Apples: Peel and core
apples. Chop finely. Place in medium casserole dish with 1 tbsp
(15 mL) water. Cover and microwave 2 minutes on high power. Drain.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and toss.
In small bowl, combine powdered sweetener, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle over cooled apples and toss. Spoon evenly over cream cheese layer.
Streusel
Topping: In medium bowl, combine Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2, chopped pecans and powdered sweetener.
In small bowl, combine melted butter and liquid sweetener. Stir into pecan mixture. If it is too moist, add a little more bake
mix. Sprinkle evenly over apples.
Bake
40 minutes, or until set and the Streusel Topping is turning brown in places.
Yield:
25 servings
1
square
212.6
calories
5.5
g protein
18.4
g fat
5.8
g net carbs