SHORTCUT CHEESE 
BLINTZES 
(From Allrecipes.com)
Ingredients 

1 (1 pound) loaf white bread

4 tablespoons white sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 (8-ounce) packages cream 

cheese, softened

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup butter, melted

1 pint sour cream
 
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F 
(175° C). Spray a cookie 
sheet generously with non-
stick cooking spray.
Trim crusts from bread 

and roll the slices flat.
In a small bowl, combine 
sugar and cinnamon to 
make a mixture.
In a large mixing bowl, 
mix softened cream cheese, 
milk and vanilla until 
smooth. Spread this mixture 
onto each slice of flattened 
bread. Roll each bread 
slice up. Dip bread/cream 
cheese rolls in melted but-
ter, roll the blintzes immedi-
ately in the sugar-cinnamon 
mixture. Cut rolls into 1-inch 
pieces. Arrange the blintzes 
on the prepared cookie 
sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes. 
Serve with sour cream.

Shavuot Treats!

Did you ever taste 
Chocolate Avocado 
Mousse?
This is a holiday for dairy 
desserts. Give this one 
from PJ Library a try!

CHOCOLATE AVOCADO 
MOUSSE
Ingredients

2 large very ripe avocados

½ cup unsweetened cocoa 

powder

Pinch of kosher salt

Dash of pure vanilla extract

Truvia, honey or agave to taste

Preparation 
Place all ingredients in the 
food processor starting 
with a small amount of 
sweetener of choice and 
whip up until smooth and 
creamy. Adjust sweetener 
to taste.
Refrigerate for at least 1 
hour and enjoy. Will keep 
in the refrigerator in a 
tightly sealed container for 
at least 48 hours.

APPLE TREE EXTRA

20 | MAY 25 • 2023 

