Last weekend, I went apple picking with my friends, Lin and Jaclyn. Between the three of us, we picked a bushel of apples.. which is a lot of apples, let me tell you! I picked half a bushel myself, and I definitely squeezed as many apples as I could into that bag, so I had at least 25 pounds of apples. Be prepared for quite a few apple recipes before they’re all gone! We have our two crisper drawers filled with apples right now.
To make something a little different, rather than just your usual apple pie, I decided on apple cheesecake bars. I had a container full of Trader Joe’s ginger kitty cookies, so I used those as the crust. You can choose whatever cookie you’d like for the crust (or graham crackers). I love the ginger flavor they add to these bars! I used greek yogurt in place of cream cheese, so these are definitely a healthier version of cheesecake, and they taste just as good!! I was really pleased with how these turned out. [Read more…]
