These Amazing Keto, Low Carb, Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars are a perfect Fall dessert that even your non sugar-free low carb friends will devour!
Caramel Apple Cheesecake
I can't think of a more Fall type dessert than something that has caramel and apples in it, can you?
It's the season of all things apple, but many of you are all ready into pumpkin. I am too, don't get me wrong, especially since everyone is going crazy for my latest video of the Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse! But I decided to get "seasonal" and make sure to include an apple recipe this September! This will be your favorite way to enjoy a little apple this season!
Keto Shortbread Crust
It may seem like a bit of work, but it's a pretty simple recipe with 3 easy layers of deliciousness!
The first layer is like a shortbread crust made without almond or other nuts for those who have tree nut allergies like my youngest son. The middle is all cheesecake filling and it's topped with a crumble of apples and coconut flour mixture to make it have some fabulous texture once baked!
Sugar-Free Caramel Sauce
Of course it's best if chilled, but you could certainly enjoy it straight from the oven. Just be sure to allow it some time to set or it will fall apart when you try cutting into it. Cheesecake and crusts without gluten are known for that, just part of the issue baking low carb. Wait a bit and this will slice easily. Enjoy it with some of my Sugar-Free Caramel Sauce on top!
My hubby and the kids thought this recipe was phenomenal! They are usually quite picky, especially the hubby, but everyone thought the flavor and texture was out of this world!
Keto Low Carb Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Keto Low Carb Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Caramel Liquid Stevia or ½ cup sweetener of choice
Cheesecake filling
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temp
- ½ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon apple extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Caramel Liquid Stevia
Topping
- ¾ cup apples skinless, diced
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon butter softened
- ½ teaspoon Caramel liquid stevia
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine crust ingredients together in a bowl and stir well until combined. Spread onto a parchment-lined, 8-by-8-inch baking dish.
- Mix the topping ingredients together in a small bowl, then sprinkle mixture over the cheesecake. Bake for 30 minutes, then chill 3-4 hours to set or overnight. Top with sugar-free caramel sauce, if desired.
Notes
- Here's my Sugar-Free Caramel Sauce for the topping!
- Here's the link to the Apple Extract in the cheesecake filling I used.
- Here's the link to the Caramel Stevia in the recipe!
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
DR
This website platform is really hard to work with….squirly…jumps all over and glitchy. Hard to stay on the recipe and riddled with ads
Brenda Bennett
Thanks for letting me know, I can ask my tech person to look into why that might be happening for you. Are you using Chrome or coming in from FB? When coming from FB, they add links from their platform with extra ads. When you open in a new browser without coming from FB that doesn't happen. There is also a JUMP TO RECIPE button at the top of every page. Have you tried that and does it work for you? I want o fix any problems to access my free recipes.
Tess L
I'm not a fan of coconut flour, can I use almond flour instead?
Kassia
Could I do these in muffin tins instead?
Brenda
That's a great idea!
Krista
What could I use instead of the apple extract?
Karpagam
We tried this recipe and the only problem we had was 1/2 tsp of salt for cream cheese layer made it too salty (I used Kirkland pink Himalayan salt). Next time I would reduce the salt and add 2 tsp caramel stevia just for the cream cheese layer . Otherwise we loved the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Rasbhari
These are delicious and perfect for the holidays!
krystal
if you don't have Carmel stevia what is the sweetener equivalent ? I have carmel extract.
Brenda
Great! Use 1 tsp of caramel extract and then sweetener of choice, maybe start small then taste and adjust to your preference.
Sheila Merritt
You mention adding eggs to the filling mixture but there are no eggs listed in the recipe? How many (if any) eggs do you add?
Sounds delicious - can't wait to make it!!!
Brenda
Sorry that was a mistake, you don't need any eggs for this recipe.
Michele
Step 2 mentions "eggs", what eggs? I don't see eggs listed in ingredients. Is something missing from the recipe?
Brenda
Sorry I corrected it, no eggs needed for this filling.
Juanima
Sadly, it seems the recipe is no longer there. I clicked on the link but it takes me to an Error 404 page. 🙁
Brenda
Link worked fine for me: http://sweetleaf.com/stevia-recipes/low-carb-caramel-apple-cheesecake-bars/
Shelly Wilson
This was the best! Even the stevia hating hubs helped to demolish this bad boy! We drenched it in the caramel sauce and had it hot, warm, but loved it best cold with some warm sauce drizzled (who am I kidding?) poured over the top. On our second go round in as many weeks, and can't wait to have that first piece with a nice steaming mug of coffee!
Brenda
So happy to hear that thank you!
Patricia Jenista
They don't have a printer friendly button. Tried to highlight it and print that way but it doesn't work
Brenda
Maybe just copy to a document and print that way.
James
There is a link above that takes you to the page showing the recipe. Here is link as well. http://sweetleaf.com/low-carb-caramel-apple-cheesecake-bars/
Jen
where do i find the recipe> I"m not seeing it?
Becky
I had trouble too but finally found it when you click on recipe for low carb Carmel apple cheesecake bars. It's in big reddish orange letters.
Maria
The link for the recipe is in "pink" above the small pictures for the related posts. Right above these comments.
Bridy
Scroll up just a bit. It is in big huge bold writing with an arrow.
Joyce Wenberg
There is no recipe