Creamy Blue Cheese and Honey Apple Topped Crostini

Yields1 Serving

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

Ingredients
 1 cup (8 ounces) part skim ricotta cheese
 ½ cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves, plus 18 small fresh basil leaves for garnish
 2 tsp honey
 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 apples, cored and thinly sliced (18 slices)

Directions

Directions
1

In a small bowl, stir together ricotta, blue cheese, chopped basil, honey and pepper.

2

Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

4

Place baguette slices on a rimmed baking pan and lightly brush one side with oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp.

5

Remove from oven; let cool.

6

To serve, top each baguette slice with a heaping tablespoon of cheese mixture, 1 apple slice, and 1 basil leaf.

Source: Michigan Apple Committee

 

Ingredients

Ingredients
 1 cup (8 ounces) part skim ricotta cheese
 ½ cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves, plus 18 small fresh basil leaves for garnish
 2 tsp honey
 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 apples, cored and thinly sliced (18 slices)

Directions

Directions
1

In a small bowl, stir together ricotta, blue cheese, chopped basil, honey and pepper.

2

Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

4

Place baguette slices on a rimmed baking pan and lightly brush one side with oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp.

5

Remove from oven; let cool.

6

To serve, top each baguette slice with a heaping tablespoon of cheese mixture, 1 apple slice, and 1 basil leaf.

Creamy Blue Cheese and Honey Apple Topped Crostini