In early October, I took a day trip up to Apple Hill, east of Sacramento -- a wonderful place to visit in the autumn. It would be even better with kids! It's a collection of apple orchards, wineries, and farms that offer opportunities for apple-picking and apple tasting and learning about the industry. Of particular note: apple cider doughnuts. They just aren't the same anywhere else. We stopped first at High Hill, which has a fishing pond, an ongoing crafts fair, and a fudge factory to offer, plus fantastic fresh apple cider, doughnuts, fritters, sandwiches, and an open-air apple market. I brought back four varieties to taste: Red Rome, Honeycrisp, Mackintosh and Empire. The runaway winner with the kids was the Honeycrisp. Later in the season (towards Thanksgiving) excellent Pink Ladies are available.
At any rate, at CATS, we made a simple yogurt dip that goes beautifully with any apple variety - and is good with pears, bananas, strawberries and whatever else you would like to dunk into it.
This recipe makes a lot, so halve it if you like.
Ingredients
- 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt (I use Greek)
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup honey, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Blend together in a bowl. Even better when chilled for half an hour. That’s it!
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