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Friday, October 8, 2010

Cream Cheese Apple Dip



With a glut of apples in the house from the orchard, I have been thinking up all sorts of ways to use them. We had sandwiches for dinner the other night and I wanted something to do with some cold apples, since we'd had applesauce the night before. I found this incredibly simple Apple Dip at allrecipes.com and it was a huge hit. Every single bit was scooped up before dinner was over. It couldn't be easier -- I put it together while our sandwiches heated up in the oven.

It tasted very caramel-y combined with the yummy richness of the cream cheese. It was actually amazing that there was no caramel in it.

The only changes I made were to use one teaspoon of vanilla instead of the tablespoon which I felt would be too strong, and I started with whipped cream cheese (8 oz.) so it was nice and fluffy. My changes are recorded here.



Cream Cheese Apple Dip

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
Whip together the cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until the sugar has dissolved, and the mixture is smooth. Chill until ready to serve.

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Source: modified from allrecipes.com

1 comment:

Natalie said...

mmm I've made similar dips--one with chopped peanuts and peanut butter in there too. Such a great way to eat all those fall apples :)