Quesadillas with Apples and Honey

Catherine McCord

We’ve been going through a big quesadilla making phase in our house. Whenever we have fun eating or making something, we do it nonstop until we just burn out on the idea for a while. The most recent cooking adventures have been all different kinds of pancakes and homemade gelatos in any form or flavor. We’ve been whipping up banana almond, sweet potato and veggie pancakes, and coconut, strawberry, and burnt honey yogurt gelato (recipes coming soon!). We all love getting in on the act of creating ideas just based on what’s in our fridge and this past week’s food obsession was quesadillas. Going beyond the traditional, I went so far as to put cream cheese and kiwis on some quesadillas before cooking them up (trust me: not a good idea, they were totally gross).

You rarely see sweet quesadilla recipes, but I thought this cheesy quesadilla with apples and honey was a fun idea and Kenya enjoyed helping me prepare them. We made a few with apple sauce and some others with thinly sliced apples and they were equally delicious.

Cheesy Quesadillas with Apple & Honey (serves 4)

4 Whole Wheat or Spelt Tortillas
1 1/3 Cup Cheddar Cheese, divided
1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled and sliced thin, divided OR 1/3 Cup Apple Sauce
Honey
1. Place 1/4 of the apple slices (or 2 tbsp apple sauce) on a tortilla, top with 1/3 cup of the cheese and a drizzle of honey.
2. Cover with another tortilla.
3. Slide the tortilla “sandwich” into a saute pan over medium heat and cook for 3 minutes on each side.
4. Cut into wedges.
5. Serve.

Bio: I started modeling and traveling the world at a very young age, tasting and being turned onto foods that were exciting and exotic to my Kentucky bred palette. When I was living in Paris, Milan, New York and traveling to places like Tokyo, Morocco and Sydney, I became obsessed with learning about local cuisine. I later went to culinary school. Then I became a parent. Parents’ lives are busy, but we also want our kids to have the best, so I started weelicious.com. The recipes are delicious, nutritious, and easy, but most important, they’re fast. I make cooking fun for both of us. I prop my son in his high chair and let him be part of the process. Who knows, maybe Kenya will be a great chef someday. Ahh… a mother’s dream.