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Apple Crisp is a Healthy Dessert Recipe!

October 29, 2013 By Cindy Silver

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Any apples work in this great dessert. Or, try mixing together 2 or 3 kinds.

Apple Crisp

This is a healthy dessert recipe with big apple flavor!

Kids can help by washing the apples, squeezing the lemon or lime, and measuring, making and scattering the crumb topping, with supervision.

 

Makes 6 servings

3  medium, 4 cups sliced              Apples, any kind, any color

1 tablespoon                                     Lemon or lime juice, fresh

¼ cup                                                    Sugar, white granulated

½ teaspoon                                        Cinnamon, ground

 

Topping:

2 tablespoons                                   Butter, unsalted

¼ cup                                                    Whole wheat flour

¼ cup                                                    Oatmeal

¼ cup                                                    Sugar, brown, not packed down

 

  1. Preheat conventional oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Wash apples and pat dry with a clean towel.
  3. Cut apples in half. Cut in half again.
  4. Peel apples and remove core and seeds.
  5. Place apples into a 9 x 9 inch baking pan
  6. Squeeze lemon or lime juice all over the apples. Pick out seeds that fall in.
  7. Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over apples. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of sugar.
  8. In a small bowl, combine butter, flour, oats and brown sugar into the topping. With clean hands, crumble it into small crumbs.
  9. Scatter topping evenly over apples.
  10. Bake 25 minutes.

 

Nutrition per serving: 170 calories; 4.5 gm fat; 2.5 gm saturated fat; 0 trans fat; 10 mg cholesterol; 0 mg sodium; 32 gm carbohydrates; 2 gm fiber; 2 gm protein; 2% DV vitamin A; 6% DV vitamin C; 2% DV calcium; 4% DV iron

 

Money Saving Tip: Buy the apple variety that’s on sale.

Time Saving Tip: Use a pouch or 2 of apples that are already peeled and sliced in this recipe.

Cooking Tip: Try using 3 different kinds/colors of apples in this recipe.

 

What kind(s) of apples will you use to make this healthy dessert recipe?

 

Filed Under: Healthy Recipes, Simple, Healthy, Tasty Tagged With: apples, good nutrition, healthy cooking, healthy dessert recipe

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