Easy Apple Recipes
Over the weekend, I picked twenty pounds of apples at Johnny Appleseed's on Route 83 in Ellington CT. I love apples and usually eat them plain but every so often I like to change up the flavor a bit.
Would I want to take a perfectly healthy apple and turn it into a high-calorie dessert? Certainly not! But I do like fabulous low calorie apple treats that are really simple to make. Here are a few of my favorites:
Apple Slices and Peanut Butter: Cut the apple into 8 to 12 wedges and dip into peanut butter (preferably all natural).
Apple Slices and Cinnamon Sugar: Instead of the peanut butter, mix up 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of sugar and dip the apples in that.
Just in case you don't think these are "recipes" and are really craving apple pie without the calories, you can always try this low-calorie baked apple streusel.
Baked Apple Streusel
Three apples (peeled or not) cut in thin slices and tossed with cinnamon sugar. Put in buttered pie pan and cover with streusel topping. Bake at 350 degrees until the top is browned and the apples are somewhat soft.
Streusel Topping: 1/2 cup of regular rolled oats, two tablespoons of brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, two teaspoons of butter, mixed together until crumbly.
Enjoy!
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Thanks for sharing your favorite apple treats Peggy, my wife loves using almond butter for dipping her apples.
Great yummy tip on the cinnamon and sugar! I like to dip in hummus. Enjoy your weekend!
Apple slices and peanut butter isn't making my Ummmm! button say Ummmm!
Peggy, OK after reading this I think it is time for me to take a break and go have an apple treat :)
Peggy,
Love apples with peanut butter!!!! And I have the best Apple Crisp reciped from a Denver Jr. League Cookbook. Pikes Peak Spiked Apple Crisp! Makes me hungry just thinking of it!