Low Fat Apple Recipes

Ingredients:

nonstick cooking spray
3 tbsp granulated sugar
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup apple butter
1/3 cup pure maple syrup, divided -plus 1/4 to 1/3 cup
1/3 cup apple cider
1/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt
3 tbsp canola oil
1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat the molds of a mini-bundt pan with nonstick
cooking spray. Sprinkle with granulated sugar, shaking out excess.

2. In mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt
and cinnamon; set aside. In another bowl, whisk together egg, brown sugar,
apple butter, 1/3 cup maple syrup, cider, yogurt and oil. Add dry
ingredients and stir until just moistened. Divide half the batter among the
prepared molds, spooning about 2 generous tablespoonfuls of batter into
each mold.

3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until tops spring back when lightly touched.
Loosen edges and turn cakes out onto wire rack to cool. Clean the
mini-bundt pan, then recoat it with cooking spray or oil and sugar Repeat
with remaining batter.

4. In bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Gradually whisk in
the remaining 1/4 to 1/3 cup maple syrup to obtain a coating consistency.
Dip fluted side of "doughnuts" in glaze to coat. Set glazed side up on a
wire rack over waxed paper for a few minutes until glaze sets.

Note: Coating a mold or cake pan with sugar before adding the batter will
give the outside of the cake an appealing crisp glaze. A mini-bundt pan
produces doughnut-shaped cakes, but if you do not have one, you can use a
regular bundt pan and make a coffee cake; bake it in a 375°F oven 25 to 30
minutes.

Makes 12 servings. Preparation time: 30 minutes. Baking time: 1 hour.

Per serving: About 291 cal, 3 g pro, 61 g car, 4 g fat, 12% cal from fat,
18 mg chol, 278 mg sod, 1 g fiber.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>



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Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 12