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Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

White chocolate, cream cheese, and pie filling are the perfect combination in these easy to make Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars.

White chocolate, cream cheese, and pie filling are the perfect combination in these easy to make Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars.

We don’t turn down any kind of cheesecake at my house.  In fact, it’s one of the only desserts the Tall Boy ever requests and/or eats more than one serving of.  But quite honestly, I don’t make cheesecake that often because it tends to be fairly time-consuming and I don’t always possess the amount of baking patience that I should.

But a cheesecake bar?  Now that I can handle.

White chocolate, cream cheese, and pie filling are the perfect combination in these easy to make Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars.

 Especially a cheesecake bar that also uses a can of pie filling – a can of apple cranberry pie filling, at that!

I got a little giddy when I was at the grocery store this weekend and spotted bags and bags of cranberries – I picked up two bags and I’ve already used ’em both.  I’m kind of crazy over cranberries – anyone else??

White chocolate, cream cheese, and pie filling are the perfect combination in these easy to make Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars.

Any flavor of pie filling would work in these cheesecake bars, but I loved that this pie filling from Lucky Leaf combined two of my favorite fall flavors in one!

What’s your favorite flavor of pie filling?

Apple Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
 
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Serves: 24 to 30 bars
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups oats (I used old-fashioned, but quick oats will also work)
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 cups (12 ounces) white chocolate chips
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (21-ounce) can Lucky Leaf Apple Cranberry Pie Filling
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats and brown sugar. Cut butter into chunks and add to flour mixture, cutting in with a pastry blender or forks until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the white chocolate chips. Measure out 2½ cups of the mixture and set aside.
  3. Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of your baking pan, pressing firmly with floured fingers.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Pour over the crust.
  5. Spoon pie filling over the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle the reserved flour mixture on top.
  6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover; and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Notes
adapted from Nestle

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49 Comments

  1. van p
    van p on November 10, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    Apple definitely is my favorite filling.

    Reply
  2. Susan Johnson
    Susan Johnson on November 10, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    This look delicious. I will have to try it soon.

    Reply
    • Susan Johnson
      Susan Johnson on November 10, 2013 at 9:10 pm

      My favorite pie filling is cherry or raspberry.

      Reply
  3. Lindsey DeWoody
    Lindsey DeWoody on November 10, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    Apple!!

    Reply
  4. Nancy A.
    Nancy A. on November 11, 2013 at 4:41 am

    Love cherry or apple the most. Have never tried to make my own as I am intimidated by the crust!

    Reply
  5. Laura
    Laura on November 11, 2013 at 9:29 am

    Try to always have the apple and cherry in the pantry-my favorites.

    Reply
  6. Linda Prater
    Linda Prater on November 11, 2013 at 9:33 am

    My fav is cherry but this apple/cranberry could just move cherry over a bit. I haven’t tried it really but sounds good I’ll be looking for a can of it, perfect season to try it.

    Reply
  7. angelina
    angelina on November 11, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    Cherry and blueberry are my favorite fillings

    Reply
  9. Susan DeVaux
    Susan DeVaux on November 12, 2013 at 1:49 am

    Cherry!!

    Reply
  10. Vera K
    Vera K on November 12, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    My favorite is apple pie.

    Reply
  11. Sandy Headtke
    Sandy Headtke on November 12, 2013 at 10:49 pm

    Cherry is my favorite

    Reply
  12. candace
    candace on November 13, 2013 at 8:15 am

    i love cherry pie 🙂

    Reply
  13. Maribeth M
    Maribeth M on November 13, 2013 at 8:55 am

    Cherry pie filling, for sure! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Janet Senk
    Janet Senk on November 13, 2013 at 9:05 am

    I love your recipes and would love to win this set. Thank you.

    Reply
  15. Jessica T
    Jessica T on November 13, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Apple!!

    Reply
  17. Carol K
    Carol K on November 13, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Cherry is the Best!

    Reply
  18. MaryB
    MaryB on November 13, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    Raspberry or apple are my favorites…

    Reply
  19. Cindy
    Cindy on November 13, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    This recipe looks amazing! Love apples and cranberry together!

    Reply
  21. Natasha
    Natasha on November 13, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    I love apple pie!!

    Reply
  22. Michelle P.
    Michelle P. on November 14, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    Wow! yummy!

    Reply
  23. Rebecca G
    Rebecca G on November 15, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    My favorite pie filling is Cherry.

    Reply
  26. Kat
    Kat on November 16, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    It has to be pecan pie!

    Reply
  27. Sandofthesun
    Sandofthesun on November 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    I will be making these for thanksgiving! Yummy!!!!

    Reply
  28. Sandofthesun
    Sandofthesun on November 16, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    I will be making these for thanksgiving!

    Reply
  29. Jeanne
    Jeanne on November 16, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    This looks decadent ! TFS

    Reply
  30. Heidi
    Heidi on November 16, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    I would have to go with apple pie!

    Reply
  31. Mary Ellen
    Mary Ellen on November 16, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I’m making this TOMORROW !!!

    Reply
  32. Mary Ellen
    Mary Ellen on November 16, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    It’s a toss up between Apple and Cherry (love both ala mode)…but if I HAD to pick one…it would be cherry 🙂

    Reply
  34. Erika W.
    Erika W. on November 17, 2013 at 8:24 am

    I love the cherry pie filling on top of my mom’s cheesecake! Best dessert ever!

    Reply
  35. Cindy A.
    Cindy A. on November 17, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    My favorite is chocolate.

    Reply
  37. Mary Rawlings
    Mary Rawlings on December 23, 2013 at 9:14 am

    Hi Ashley. You’ve had a lot of positive comments on this recipe. I was excited to see that it’s eggless! My husband is allergic to eggs so I often get frowny face when I scroll down and find “one egg, two eggs” etc. as I read recipes that look delicious. Thanks so much! Will be trying these.

    Reply
    • JInxie
      JInxie on December 23, 2013 at 8:38 pm

      also SO HAPPY about no eggs! Low cholesterol for me – egg less for my husband.

      Reply
  38. Claudia Mora
    Claudia Mora on January 13, 2014 at 9:56 am

    Can I use real cranberries? I have a box of fresh cranberries.

    Reply
  39. Marta
    Marta on January 13, 2014 at 11:22 am

    What can I use instead of the filling? I’m italian and they don’t sell it :/
    Thank you! 🙂

    Reply
  40. Liz
    Liz on December 23, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Love all your recipes. Cherry pie filling is my favorite.

    Reply

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