I immediately fell in love with just the idea of this Apple Pie Dip from TK member Jennifer. There’s nothing better than soft roasted apples with warm, sweet and creamy cheese in the cool months.
Here’s what you’ll need: apples, lemons, cream cheese, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, sugar, all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, ground nutmeg, and vanilla yogurt.
Preheat the oven to 350F, and then peel and chop the apples.
Add the apples to a medium bowl and toss with lemon juice.
In a small bowl, add the brown sugar.
Add the flour …
Then the cinnamon …
And nutmeg.
Sprinkle mixture over the apples. Toss to coat, and then set aside.
You’ll begin the cream cheese layer by adding the cream cheese and yogurt in a medium bowl.
Add the sugars and cinnamon …
And the vanilla extract.
Mix well.
It should have a creamy consistency such as this.
Spread mixture into a pie dish.
Layer the apples on top.
Gently push the apples into the cream cheese layer as you pile it on. Bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly and apples are slightly tender.
This wonderful dip can be served warm or cold. Either way, your guests will come crawling back for more. For other creative recipes such as this, visit Jennifer’s blog at Mother Thyme.
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Description
A creamy dip topped with crisp apples and baked until hot and bubbly. You will want to serve this at all your fall gatherings.
Ingredients
- FOR THE APPLE LAYER:
- 3 cups Granny Smith Apples, Peeled And Chopped (about 3-4 Apples)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- ⅓ cups Light Brown Sugar
- 2 teaspoons All-purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Ground Nutmeg
- FOR THE CREAM CHEESE LAYER:
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese (regular Or Light)
- ¼ cups Vanilla Non Fat Yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
For the apple layer:
In a medium bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle mixture over apples and toss to coat. Set aside.
For the cream cheese layer:
In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, yogurt, sugars, vanilla and cinnamon until creamy. Spread mixture on the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Top cream cheese layer with apples and gently push apples slightly into the cream cheese.
Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes until hot and bubbly and apples are slightly tender. Serve warm or cold.
Notes: Drizzle with caramel sauce if desired. Serve with pie crust chips, cinnamon pita chips, Nilla wafers or graham crackers. To make pie crust chips, cut “chips” from pre-made pie crust dough. Place on baking sheet and bake in a 400ºF oven for 6-8 minutes until golden brown.
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There’s so much to say about Georgia, we don’t know where to start. Leaving Wall Street for the French Culinary Institute, followed by a stint at the Gramercy Tavern and La Chassagnette in France, her passion for food and food traditions are evident and inspiring. Visit her site at Georgia Pellegrini, where you’ll find more recipes, photos, learn all about her wonderful books Girl Hunter and Food Heroes, and enjoy her latest adventures.
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Nora on 12.1.2013
Had high hopes for this recipe. Gathered all the ingredients, and insisted my daughter make this while we were preparing our big Thanksgiving meal. What a letdown. My husband said it didn’t take near as long to throw it out, as it did to make it. No joke. It was horrible!
Laura on 11.18.2013
This looks great! Would you serve this dip with crackers?
Patricia @ ButterYum on 11.16.2013
Love the idea of baking pie crust chips!!
Sharon Haslett on 11.16.2013
Can you substitute sour cream for the yogurt? I can’t eat anything with yogurt.
Kathy Grega on 11.15.2013
I get that this is a dip but what would you dip into it? I think I’d just spoon out some and eat it as is.
Erika (TK) on 11.16.2013
Hi Kathy! Jennifer’s recipe (see the printable at the bottom of the post) suggests serving this with pie crust chips, cinnamon pita chips, Nilla wafers or graham crackers. She also includes quick instructions on making pie crust chips, which I think would go wonderfully well with this dip.