Warm, sweet, and creamy, our Cinnamon Apple Farmer Cheese Dip is a high-protein snack you’ll fall head over heels for. Spicy cinnamon brings warm notes of coziness while sweet, juicy apples that are slowly cooked down bring a dessert-worthy experience that’s reminiscent of apple pie. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is the perfect base for this dip since it’s mild, versatile flavor and creamy, velvety texture are a delight for the senses while also boosting this dessert dip with protein and live and active cultures.
So take a dip (or two!) into dessert-like snacks made better with Lifeway, and experience better gut health and digestion all while boosting your protein intake from real, natural foods. With Lifeway Farmer Cheese and Lifeway Kefir in the fridge, all your meals, snacks, and desserts this fall can become whatever you want them to be, only better.
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 5 mins Servings: 4-6Ingredients
- 2 Honeycrisp or Gala apples
- 2 cups Farmer Cheese
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 3 tbsp. raw honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp. coconut oil for caramelizing the apples
- Topping: apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice, extra drizzle of extra honey or maple syrup
- your favorite crackers or gluten-free cookies/biscuits for dipping*
Directions
- For the apples, chop them up into slices, removing the core and the stems and add to a cast-iron skillet or non-stick pan coated in 1 tsp. coconut oil. Spread them out and cook on medium heat until they start to soften until fork tender. Sprinkle with cinnamon and add the honey/maple syrup, and cook just a few minutes more to soften and caramelize them a bit more.
- Place Lifeway Farmer Cheese into a bowl with the vanilla and whip with a fork until incorporated and smooth (or use a hand mixer to whip it up even creamier).
- Add the cooked apples on top. Drizzle with the extra honey or maple syrup and add apple pie spice on top or pumpkin pie spice. Swirl with a fork just to make it look pretty, then serve with your favorite crackers/biscuits (see suggestions below).
- For the crackers or gluten-free cookies/biscuits, we love brands that are gluten-free and low in sugar including Made Good, Mary's, Partake, and Sweet Loren's.
