Fruit Baked Apples
Serves 8
Great cold weather dessert – spiced dried fruit mixture fills fresh apples that are then baked in an apple cider sauce.
Ingredients
- 12 packets Equal® sweetener*
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 1 package (6 ounces) dried mixed fruit, chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 medium tart baking apples
- Cooking spray
Substitute 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful for the packets.
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine Equal, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium saucepan. Stir in juice and dried fruit. Heat to boiling on medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until fruit is tender and juice mixture is reduced to about 1 cup. Stir in butter until melted.
- Meanwhile, remove cores from apples, cutting into but not through bottoms. Peel 1 inch around tops. Place apples in baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Fill centers with fruit. Spoon remaining juice mixture over apples.
- Bake, uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove pan from oven and cool slightly. Serve apples warm.
Nutrition Information (per serving)
- Calories: 195
- Protein: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fat: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 4 mg
- Sodium: 45 mg
Exchanges
- Fruit - 3
- Fat - 1/4
