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Healthy Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars

These delicious Healthy Apple Crumble Cheesecake bars are a wholesome twist on a classic dessert featuring a luscious cheesecake based topped with a cinnamon infused apple crumble. Made with Greek Yogurt and Cream Cheese and no sugar or heavy cream needed- you’ll never believe these Cheesecake Bars are healthy!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Chill time 5 hours
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Cheesecake
  • 250 g light cream cheese room temp
  • 350 g yogurt vanilla or plain, room temp
  • 2 eggs room temp
  • 80 g granulated zero calorie sweetener or any granulated sweetener of choice
  • 60 g protein powder  sub for cornstarch or flour *see notes below*
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Apple Topping
  • 1-2 apples granny smith or red, peeled and diced
  • 5 g light butter sub for oil
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar alternative truvia, monkfruit or normal brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 100 ml water
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
Crumble
  • 45 g all purpose flour sub oat flour, almond flour or gluten free flour
  • 1 tbsp granulated zero calorie sweetener or any granulated sweetener of choice
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 15 g light butter melted then cooled. sub for normal butter or oil

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C or 320F.
  2. Prepare the apple by peeling and dicing it. Heat a pan on medium heat, add butter, diced apples, brown sugar alternative, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook for 5-8 minutes.
  3. Mix water and cornstarch, then add to the cooked apples. Cook for another 1-2 minutes until thickened. Set aside to cool down.
  4. Mix wet cheesecake ingredients using a whisk or electric hand mixer until just combined and no clumps remain. Sift in the dry ingredients and whisk until well combined.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, melted light butter, sweetener, and cinnamon until a crumble forms.
  6. In a lined pan, pour the cheesecake batter, top with the cooked apples, then sprinkle the crumble on top.
  7. Bake at 160°C for 35-40 minutes over a bain-marie, then increase the temperature to 180°C for an additional 5-10 minutes.
  8. Allow it to cool, then refrigerate overnight, or minimum 5 hours.
  9. Cut into 12 slices and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal

Notes

*This recipe uses a zero calorie granulated sweetener that has a 1:1 substitution to white sugar. Please make sure if you are going to use a sugar substitute that it has the same substitution. If the sweetness is more concentrated, please use less of the sweetener. 
Protein used: CREEPY CARAMELISED APPLE CRUMBLE ALMOND PROTEIN (limited edition) or Vanilla Buttercream from MacroMike. My affiliate code for Macromike is AMB-ELIYEATS (saves you 10%!)
 
Macros Per bar (12):
Calories: 120
Carbohydrates: 9g
Protein: 9g
Fat: 5g

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