Carrot Cake Cheesecake Crumble Bars

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups

Carrots

1/2 cup

Raisins or golden raisins

Eggs, large

1 1/4 cups

Rolled oats, old-fashioned

6 tbsp

Carrot cake jam or quick & easy carrot cake jam by wicked good kitchen

2 tsp

Lemon juice, freshly squeezed

1/2 tsp

Baking soda

3/4 cup

Cane sugar, organic light brown

1/2 cup

Cane sugar, organic granulated

2 1/2 cups

Gold medal all-purpose flour, such as

2/3 cup

Granulated sugar

1/2 tsp

Mccormick allspice, ground such as

1 tsp

Mccormick cinnamon, ground such as

1/4 tsp

Nutmeg, whole

3 tsp

Vanilla, pure such as

3/4 cup

White chocolate chips, fine quality

1/2 cup

Coconut, flaked

3/4 cup

Walnuts or pecans

1 cup

Butter

Philadelphia (8-ounce/226-gram) packages cream cheese, such as

4 tablespoons Best Ever Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce by Wicked Good Kitchen™ or prepared salted caramel sauce or dulce de leche

Best Ever Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce by Wicked Good Kitchen™ or prepared salted caramel sauce or dulce de leche, optional