Hey, guys! I am SUPER excited to introduce you to one of closest blogging friends who’s going to be guest-posting for me today to celebrate Apple Week on my blog!
Give a warm welcome to the talented Isabelle from She Likes Food.— Take it away, Izzy!
Thank you so much to Sarah for inviting me here to share an apple themed recipe with your readers today!
I probably shouldn’t admit this, and please don’t hate me for saying this, but when I was younger I hated apple desserts. I know, it is kind of crazy, but I did. I loved eating raw apples, but there was something I just couldn’t get on board with when it came to cooked apples.
Unfortunately for me, my sister and my mom both loved apples desserts. Apple pie and apple crisp were two of my mom’s favorite recipes to make and my sister would request them all the time. I didn’t despise them enough that I wouldn’t eat them, because, hello, it was a dessert after all and I wasn’t completely stupid! But I would usually just eat the buttery, crispy topping off the crisp and leave the apples behind. And when it came to apple pie I would find the piece with the least filling and the most crust and load on the vanilla ice cream so that the ice cream to pie ratio was about 10:1.
That being said, you may wonder why the heck I am sharing an apple recipe today. Well, thankfully over the years I have come to love apple desserts! But, true to my younger tastes, I do still love eating them with lots of ice cream or some type of sweet creamy topping.
Before Sarah asked me to share an apple recipe with you, I had been kicking around some type of flavored cream cheese recipe in my head. After I agreed, I started thinking of all the apple recipes I could make, really there are like millions, but I finally decided on an apple pie flavored cream cheese. If you are anything like me, you love flavored cream cheese and eat more of it straight out of the tub with a spoon than actually ends up on your bagel. For that reason, I don’t buy it very often, but I thought this apple pie cream cheese would be a nice treat and it would help get me in the mood for fall weather, that I keep telling myself will eventually come my way!
This apple pie cream cheese gives you the excuse to have apple pie flavors for breakfast and you don’t even need to feel guilty about it 🙂 Thanks again, Sarah, for having me!
Apple Pie Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 - 8 ounce packages of cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 2 whole apples peeled and small diced. I used Fuji apples, but you could use whatever kind you like
- 2 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 small pinch of grated nutmeg optional
- 1 small pinch of ground ginger optional
- 1 small pinch of salt
- Bagels for spreading cream cheese on if desired
Instructions
- 1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a baking dish, add the chopped apples and all the spices. Mix so that all apple are coated. Place in the oven for 30 minutes, until apples are tender.
- 2. Let apples cool for 15 minutes. Place apples into a food processor and mix for about 20 seconds, scraping down the sides if needed.
- 3. In a large bowl, add both packages of cream cheese and apple mixture. Mix cream cheese and apples together using an electric mixture until combined. Enjoy on a toasted bagel or with a spoon!
Louisa [Living Lou] says
This is genius!! What a great guest post, Sarah. I need to make this for fall.
Sarah says
This is totally on my must-make fall list now too!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Yum! I’ve never thought to make flavored cream cheese before. This sounds amazing! So perfect to spread over all of those baked goodies that scream fall flavors!
Sarah says
Flavored cream cheese is the best! Izzy did an amazing job with this fall-flavored version. 🙂
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Oh my gosh, apple pie cream cheese is such a great idea! I would find an excuse to slather this deliciousness on everything! Awesome guest post Izzy and can’t wait to try this out:)
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
I’m imagining this cream cheese on the seasonal French Toast bagels and FUH-REAKING OUT over it. Delicious!!!
Sarah says
Gahhh! That sounds awesome, Liz!
Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says
I am a total bagel and cream cheese girl…so this cream cheese is right up my alley. Looks amazing, it would be a wonderful breakfast to wake up to 🙂
Danielle says
This is an amazing recipe, but Isadora’s recipes are always amazing! Love the idea of adding the apples to the cream cheese, genius!
Isadora says
Thanks again for having me, Sarah!! I’m so excited to see all the other yummy apple recipes coming up 🙂
Sarah says
My pleasure, Izzy! Thanks again for the awesome post, girl! 😉
Joanne says
Now this is a schmear! You’re right, though, that most of it would go straight into my belly and not so much onto a bagel!
Arpita@ The Gastronomic Bong says
I just adore cream cheese!! Apple pie cream cheese sounds phenomenal!! definitely on my to do list! Pinning! 😀
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
That just may be the best sounding cream cheese ever! Yay for fall and apples!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu says
Such a cute recipe! Ive never seen anything like it! Yum!
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen says
I LOVE the spices used in this! Can’t wait to try this Fall! Pinned!
Sarah says
Thanks for pinning, Ceara!
Elizabeth says
Sounds so yummy to flavor your own cream cheese. I love it! Thanks.
Sarah says
Flavored cream cheese is the best, right?!
Peter says
Very tasty, yummy 🙂 You make me drool, I wish you could make this for me . You are sweet 🙂