Apple Cheese Bars
Ingredients
- Crust ⓘ
- 2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 cup butter, softened ⓘ
- 1/2 cup sugar ⓘ
- 2 egg yolks ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- Filling ⓘ
- 4 medium apples, peeled and shredded (Golden Delicious, Rome, Granny Smith, Jonathan or Newtown Pippin) ⓘ
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (4 ounces) ⓘ
- 3/4 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- Topping ⓘ
- 2 egg whites ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- For the crust, in a medium bowl, combine 2 cups flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, egg yolks and baking powder.
- Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until combined (mixture will be crumbly).
- Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.
- For filling, in a large bowl combine shredded apples, cheddar cheese, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour and the cinnamon.
- Spread the filling evenly over the crust.
- Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture and set aside.
- In a medium bowl beat the egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form.
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar and softened cream cheese.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the top layer of crumb mixture.
- Bake 30-35 minutes more or until golden brown.
- Cool in pan, cut into bars and serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1360
kcal
68% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).