Dessert for 18
Apple Cream Cheese Bars
These layered apple bars use a buttery cake crust, sweet cream cheese filling, spiced apples, and almonds before baking.
Typical price
$2.74for 4 servings
$0.69 per serving$2.74 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 18servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsFall
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 18 oz | $3.24Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.16Typical price |
| Margarine and vegan butter$0.25/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.00Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 12 oz | $3.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.91Typical price |
| Apples$1.79/lb typical | 0.7 lb | $1.26Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.34 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 box (18 oz) yellow cake mix
- 1/4 tsp fresh lemon zest
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 12 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 fresh lemon zest
- 2 1/2 cups sliced apples
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Mix the cake mix, melted butter, and lemon zest, then press the mixture into the pan and bake for 12 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese, one-half cup sugar, eggs, half-and-half, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the warm crust.
- Toss the apples with the remaining sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon zest, then scatter them over the filling with the almonds.
- Bake for 35 minutes until the center is set and the eggs are fully cooked, then cool before cutting.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
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