Graham Apple Cream Cheese Desert

Graham Apple Cream Cheese Desert

Ingredients

For the graham cracker crust

¾ box (2 pkg. from box) of honey graham crackers

6 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted

For the apple filling

3 tablespoons of unsalted butter

4 to 5 Fuji apples or another kind you prefer

1½ teaspoons of ground cinnamon

For the topping

2   8 oz. packages of cream cheese

4 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened

¾ to 1 cup of organic raw* honey

2 tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 175 degrees

Place graham crackers into large zip lock bag seal shut use a fork or rolling pin to smash into crumbs. Place graham cracker crumbs into a 9 x 9 inch baking dish. In a pan on low heat melt butter for the crust. Pour the melted butter into the graham cracker crumbs mixing with a fork. After the graham cracker crumbs are coated with butter press down with fork spreading the crumbs until even. Place dish into preheated oven for around 7 minutes or until the graham cracker crumbs appear to be sticking together.

While the dish is in oven cut apples into thin slices with skins or without skins whichever way you prefer. Place to the side and pull dish out of oven. In a large pan over low heat on stovetop melt butter for the apple filling. Place cut apples, honey and cinnamon in melted butter keep heat on low stirring until apples are slightly soften.

After apples soften pour apple mixture into graham cracker crust and let cool. In an electric mixer place the butter, cream cheese and milk for frosting, set mixer on medium speed, beat until smooth. Mix in vanilla and honey. Add more honey or vanilla if desired. With a smooth butter knife spread frosting evenly over the apples. Let cool in refrigerator for at least an hour and serve or store in refrigerator up three to four days. 


*Organic Raw honey can offer a variety of health benefits. Among the many benefits eating organic raw honey can increase a person’s energy level or even calm an upset stomach. Most brands of honey have been heated and filtered into a liquid unless labeled raw. Liquefied honey has a greater appeal to consumers while making the packaging process easier for sellers. Once the honey has been heated the natural enzymes, vitamins and other nutritional benefits found in honey are destroyed or partially destroyed due to heat damage. Non-organic raw honey can contain pesticides. Organic raw honey not only is a healthier choice for consumers, but also a tastier choice. Many health food stores and online stores sell organic raw honey.