• Preheat oven to 350˚F, grease and line a 11x15 inch pan with parchment paper or foil.

Base

• In a bowl mix 3 cups flour and ¾ cup brown sugar. Shred or cube 1 cup butter into dry ingredients and blend with a pastry cutter, or a fork, until crumbled.
• Add mixture into prepared pan, spread evenly, and press down with a measuring cup, press the edges with your fingers.
• Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven and cool.

Streusel

• Using the same bowl as the apples, mix ½ cup brown sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup oats, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Add ⅔ cup butter and blend until crumbled. Set aside.

Cream Cheese Mixture

• In a mixing bowl, blend 16 ounces cream cheese and ½ cup granulated sugaruntil fluffy. Add 2 eggs and 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract then blend again until smooth, scraping the bowl as you mix. Set aside.

Apples

• Wash, dry, core, and slice 5 small green apples into small pieces. Place in mixing bowl, add ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Mix and set aside.

Assemble

• Pour cream cheese mixture on top of the baked base.
• Sprinkle apples evenly over the cream cheese layer.
• Top with struesel, being careful to distribute evenly over entire pan.

Bake

• Bake for 40 minutes. Remove and set on baking rack to cool.
• Serve with caramel sauce drizzle if you like.