Creamy Blue Cheese and Honey Apple Topped Crostini
Elevate your appetizers with Creamy Blue Cheese and Honey Apple Topped Crostini, a perfect fusion of tangy blue cheese, sweet honey, and crisp apple on a delectable toasted base.
Recommended Apple Variety:
McIntosh, Northern Spy
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (8 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves, plus 18 small fresh basil leaves for garnish
- 2 teaspoons honey
- Pinch ground black pepper
- ¾ of a French baguette, sliced diagonally into 1/3-inch thick pieces (you should have 18 pieces)
- Olive oil
- 2 Michigan McIntosh or Northern Spy apples, cored and thinly sliced (18 slices)
Directions:
- In a small bowl, stir together ricotta, blue cheese, chopped basil, honey and pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place baguette slices on a rimmed baking pan and lightly brush one side with oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp.
- Remove from oven; let cool.
- To serve, top each baguette slice with a heaping tablespoon of cheese mixture, 1 apple slice, and 1 basil leaf.
