Caramel Apple Quesadillas

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 small granny smith apples, peeled and cored
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 6 flour tortillas
• 3/4 cup caramel topping

Recipe

• 1 chop apples coarsely; toss with lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• 2 combine cream cheese and powdered sugar in a separate large bowl. set aside.
• 3 heat 1 tbsp butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. saute apples and pecans about 5 minutes or until apples are tender. remove from heat and stir into cream cheese mixture. return skillet to heat.
• 4 melt 1 tsp butter in skillet; tilt skillet to spread butter. place 1 tortilla in skillet; turn to coat both sides. heat tortilla 30-60 seconds, turning as needed to prevent burning, until torilla is slightly crispy. remove skillet from heat. spoon 1/6 apple-cream cheese mixture (about 1/3 cup) down center of tortilla. fold tortilla in half. press lightly with spatula to close. place quesadilla on a baking sheet in a low oven, uncovered, to keep warm.
• 5 repeat step #4 to make 5 more quesadillas. reduce heat under skillet to medium or move skillet on and off heat, as needed, to prevent burning.
• 6 serve quesadillas warm and drizzled with caramel topping.