Low Fat Apple Recipes

Ingredients:

nonstick cooking spray
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
3 tbsp cornstarch
12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries
3 mclntosh apples, peeled -cored -cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1/2 cup apple juice
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
6 tbsp firmly packed light brown sugar
6 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 tbsp coarsely chopped pecans
3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. In
small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cornstarch.

2. In medium saucepan, stir together cranberries and the remaining 1/2 cup
sugar. Cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat, about 5 minutes, until
sugar dissolves and berries begin to pop. Stir in cornstarch mixture, bring
to boil and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute, until mixture is
slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in apples, apple juice,
vanilla, lemon zest and pepper. Spoon apple mixture into prepared pie
plate.

3. In medium bowl, stir together oats, brown sugar, flour and pecans. With
pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until coarse crumbs form.
Sprinkle crumbs over apple mixture. Place pie plate on baking sheet, and
bake about 25 minutes, until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Note: Walnuts or hazelnuts may be substituted for the pecans. This dessert
may be easily prepared earlier in the day and refrigerated. To serve,
simply bring to room temperature, or reheat at low temperature in a
conventional oven or in the microwave at halfpower, rotating dish
occasionally.

Makes 8 servings. Preparation time: 25 minutes. Baking time: 30 minutes.

Per serving: About 299 cal, 2 g pro, 60 g car, 7 g fat, 21% cal from fat,
14 mg chol 9 mg sod, 4 g fiber.

Reprinted with permission from Great Taste - Low Fat Holiday Cooking from
the editors of Time-Life Books, (c) 1996 Time-Life Inc.

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



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Servings: 8