¼ cup peeled and chopped Red Delicious apples (soaked in pineapple juice and then drained on paper towel before mixing with other ingredients)
1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. apple pie spice
½ cup chopped pecans
½ tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
Graham crackers

Combine apples, cream cheese, brown sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon and apple pie spices. Shape into ball. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator until firm, approximately one hour. Mix chopped nuts, 2 Tbsp. chopped nuts, 2 Tbsp. brown sugar and ½ tsp. cinnamon together. Roll firm cheese ball in this mixture. Serve with graham crackers.

--From the home of Elaine and Gary Robinson