{"id":40580,"date":"2026-01-04T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40580"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T20:15:36","slug":"cheddar-apple-honey-crostini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40580","title":{"rendered":"Cheddar, Apple &#038; Honey Crostini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-40621\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cheddar-Apple-Honey-Crostini.jpg\" alt=\"Cheddar, Apple &#038; Honey Crostini\" width=\"412\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cheddar-Apple-Honey-Crostini.jpg 412w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cheddar-Apple-Honey-Crostini-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cheddar-Apple-Honey-Crostini-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cheddar-Apple-Honey-Crostini-174x270.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>Cheddar, Apple &amp; Honey Crostini<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 French Demi Baguette (7 oz.\/198g), cut into 1\/4 inch slices, slightly on the diagonal<\/p>\n<p>Extra-virgin olive oil<\/p>\n<p>2 small or medium sized Honey Crisp Apples (unpeeled0, cut into thin slices<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. Trader Joe&#8217;s Unexpected Cheddar Cheese Spread (see notes)<\/p>\n<p>Good quality honey<\/p>\n<p>4-5 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves removed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Lightly brush both sides of the baguette slices with olive oil and place on a heavy bottomed rimmed baking sheet. Bake the baguette slices for 9-11 minutes until golden, turning over once midway through the baking process. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly (approximately 6-8 minutes). Spread about two tsp. of the Unexpected Cheddar Cheese Spread on each crostini. Don&#8217;t be skimpy with the cheese. Top with 3-4 apple slices. Transfer the crostini to your serving platter.  Use a fork to drizzle honey over each crostini. Then sprinkle each with fresh thyme leaves. Serve immediately. Note: The honey will melt into the apples. Serve the crostini with a side bowl of honey for anyone who wants their crostini a little sweeter.  Notes: (1) Instead of making your crostini, make them on the grill. Brush both sides with olive olive and grill. Cooking time will range from 6-8 minutes depending on the heat of the grill. Be certain to flip your bread slices midway through the grilling process. (2) The Unexpected Cheddar Cheese Spread from Trader Joe&#8217;s is insanely delicious. Buy at least two on your Trader Joe&#8217;s run. (3) Use a high quality honey, preferably one from a reliable source. (4) If serving a larger crowd, buy a regular sized french baguette, pick up an extra Honey Crisp apple, and use a few more thyme sprigs. (5) Bjorn&#8217;s Lavender Colorado Honey was what I used to make these crostini. I am absolutely in love with this honey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheddar, Apple &amp; Honey Crostini &nbsp; 1 French Demi Baguette (7 oz.\/198g), cut into 1\/4 inch slices, slightly on the diagonal Extra-virgin olive oil 2 small or medium sized Honey Crisp Apples (unpeeled0, cut into thin slices 1\/2 C. Trader Joe&#8217;s Unexpected Cheddar Cheese Spread (see notes) Good quality honey 4-5 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves removed &nbsp; Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Lightly brush both sides of the baguette slices with olive oil and place on a heavy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40580\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[137,122,119,264,174],"class_list":["post-40580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","tag-autumn","tag-cheese","tag-herb","tag-nutrition-skipped","tag-toast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40622,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40580\/revisions\/40622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}