Dessert Quesadillas

Photo: flickr user daveynin

Ingredients

2 Granny Smith apples thinly sliced

cup sweetened dried cranberries

1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

7 tablespoons butter or margarine divided

6 flour tortillas - (10" dia)

1 pkt cream cheese - (8 oz) softened

cup powdered sugar

cup caramel sauce

cup chopped pecans toasted

Preparation

Toss together first 4 ingredients.

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add apple mixture, and saute 5 minutes or until tender. Remove apple mixture, and set aside; wipe skillet clean.

Spread 1 tablespoon butter evenly on 1 side of each tortilla.

Stir together cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread cheese mixture evenly on unbuttered side of each tortilla; top evenly with apple mixture. Fold tortillas in half over apple mixture.

Cook quesadillas, in batches, in skillet over medium heat 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drizzle with caramel sauce, and sprinkle with pecans before serving.

This recipe yields 6 servings.