Back-to-school caramel apple dip recipe: Save room for dessert

With back-to-school days come every mother's concern of packing nutritious and delicious school lunches. Before we started homeschooling our son, we had to deal with school lunch rules which were invented and enforced with the same kind of gusto displayed by Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi." On the banished list were all types of desserts. Not a single cookie was allowed. Not a single Hershey's Kiss - even on Valentine's Day!

We were, however, allowed to pack a fruit, and this caramel apple dip was always able to pass under the radar thanks to that wholesome apple which accompanied it. Our son and his friends loved the yummy goodness; the mothers loved that they were eating those apples while still getting a little treat in disguise.


Each Wednesday, I'm hosting Save Room for Dessert at The Krazy Kitchen, so please do join me there tomorrow to submit your own great dessert recipe posts.

Bon appetit,


Caramel Apple Dip Recipe
8 oz. cream cheese (1 package)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts (omit for schools allergic to nuts!)

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in nuts. Serve with apple slices. Can also go well with pears. Great for parties too!