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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Line 8 inch square pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray
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Crust - In large bowl add flour, brown sugar, and cut in the butter with two forks.
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Keep working until mixture is combined and pea-sized crumbly bits are present.
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Turn mixture out into prepared pan, hard packing it with your fingertips in an even, smooth, flat layer to form a crust.
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Bake for 14 - 15 minutes, or just until set.
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Remove form oven, set aside.
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Cheesecake - In a large bowl add all ingredients and beat with a hand mixer until smooth and combined about 2 minutes on high power, set aside
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Apples - Peel, core and dice apples and place in a medium bowl.
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Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and toss well to combine, set aside.
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Crumble - In a medium bowl, add the flour, brown sugar, oats, and cut in th ebutter with two forks.
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Keep working until mixture is combined and pea-sized crumbly bits are present.
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Pour cheesecake mixture over the baked and cooled crust, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
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Lightly and evenly sprinkle the apples on top of cheesecake layer.
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Evenly sprinkle with the crumble mixture.
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Bake fro 45 - 50 minutes or until crumble topping is just set and very lightly golden browned.
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Place pan on a wire rack to cool for about 30 min.
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Caramel Topping - After 30 min., evenly drizzle with caramel sauce.
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Allow bars to cool, in pan, on wire rack for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
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Cover with foil if cooling overnight.
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Don't slice bars to early, they need to set.
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Prior to slicing, lift bars out using foil overhang, slice, and serve.
