Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal

I found this recipe and adapted it via A Pretty Life in the Suburbs. And it was so yummy. I literally couldn't keep Carson out of it!

Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal:

3 cups old fashioned rolled oats (not the quick-cooking kind)

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup applesauce 

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2 cup raisins, optional

• Whisk together eggs, applesauce, milk and vanilla.  Then stir in pumpkin puree.
• In a separate bowl, mix together oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and spice.
• Combine egg mixture and oat mixture.
• Add raisins, if desire.
• Pour into an 8x8 baking dish.  At this point you may, cover and refrigerate overnight, or just bake as directed.
• If refrigerated in the morning, give the oatmeal a little stir.  
• Then put the dish into a cold oven, and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. 

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

I took this recipe to our craft night. I wanted something fall-ish and apple and caramel seemed to do the trick. They were super yummy! I really does seem like a lot of steps, but they do come together fairly quickly. Recipe via The Girl Who Ate Everything.

Crust:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

Cheesecake Filling:

3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Apples:

3 Granny Smith medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped

2 Tbs sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Streusel topping:

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 

1/2 cup caramel topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with 2 forks until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 9x13 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15+ minutes or until lightly browned.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.

In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. In a bowl combine all the ingredients for the Streusel topping until well mixed. Sprinkle apples evenly with Streusel topping. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool. Serve cold and enjoy!