by: Kate McMillan
Cook Time
12 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Yield
24 crostini
Total Time
12 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Yield
24 crostini
summary
A simple but delicious appetizer is the perfect way to kick off a holiday gathering. This recipe hits all the high notes with a crispy crostini topped with sharp white cheddar cheese, salty prosciutto, crisp apple and a sweet drizzle of honey.
ingredients
- 1 French baguette
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 6 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
- 4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
- 1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Cut 24 ⅓-inch thick slices from the baguette and lay them on a baking sheet. Brush the tops with the olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper.
- Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and top each crostini with a piece of cheese. Return the pan to the oven and bake until the cheese is melty, about 2 minutes.
- Place the crostini on a serving platter. Drape a small piece of prosciutto onto each crostini and top each with an apple slice. Drizzle the crostini with honey and garnish with thyme leaves.
notes
Crostini are such simple appetizers to have up your sleeve—they can be topped with so many things.
Crostini toasts can be made up to 3 weeks in advance and frozen. Cool completely and store in a resealable plastic bag.
You can easily omit the prosciutto from this apple and white cheddar crostini with honey recipe to have a vegetarian appetizer option.
