North Carolina Apple Dip

Ingredients:

• 2 packages cream cheese (2 – 8 ounce packs)
• 2 ounces of butter softened
• 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons of orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind (optional)
• 1 cup chopped pecans (fine)
• apples sliced into wedges

Directions:

Cream together first 6 ingredients and form a ball, chill for 2 hours,  roll in pecans and serve with apple wedges.

(Thanks goes to Kathy Dowdy for this tasty recipe)

Cream Cheese Apple Dip

Ingredients:

• 24 oz Cream cheese
• 6 tbls Milk
• 2-1/4 c Brown sugar
• 3 ts Vanilla
• 6 Apples, sliced

Directions:

Blend all ingredients together except for the apples.

Dip sliced granny smith apples in the dip and enjoy! Makes a great fruit dish for a party or buffet or you can just enjoy it at home.

CHOCOLATE APPLE CRISP

Ingredients:

• 3 Apples, unpeeled if desired, chopped
• 1-1/2 cup flour
• 1-1/2 cup of uncooked Quick oats
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup Pecans or Walnuts, chopped
• 3/4 cup Butter
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 packet semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels, divided (12 oz)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. With 2 knives or pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in oats; press half of oat mixture into greased 13×9″ baking pan. To remaining oat mixture, add Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels, apples and pecans; stir to combine. Sprinkle over base. Bake at least 35 minutes until lightly browned. Cool slightly; cut into squares.

Enjoy…

APPLE CRISP

Ingredients:

• 4 cup of Sliced Apples
• 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter or melted margarine
• Salt as necessary

Directions:

Put Sliced Apples in a baking pan and Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine all dry ingredients with butter or melted margarine and mix with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle all this over apples and bake at 350 degrees for at least 30 minutes.

Apple Pecan Cheesecake

• 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 cups peeled and chopped apples
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 325 degrees, line 13×9 baking pan with foil. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp brown sugar, press onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 min.

Beat cream cheese, 1 cup brown sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream, blend. Add eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed after each egg until just blended. Pour over crumbs.

Mix remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, apples, pecans and cinnamon, spoon over batter.

Bake 1 hour, cool. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Makes 16 servings.

Original recipe: Kraft Foods (www.jello.com)

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com