Category: Dessert

Stuffed Baked Apples

4 large baking apples, cored

½ cup raisins

1 orange, peeled, seeded and chopped

2 tablespoons orange zest (grated orange rind)

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup water

Preheat oven to 375°F.

1. Place the apples in a nonstick baking pan.
2. In a bowl mix the raisins, orange, cinammon and zest and fill each apple cavity with the mixture. Drizzle a little water over each apple and pour the remaining water into the bottom of the baking pan.
3. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until the apples are tender. Serve hot or cold.

Makes 4 servings.                     Serving size: 1 stuffed apple

Apple Crisp

4 apples, cored and sliced

4 tablespoons brown sugar

8 tablespoons quick-cooking oats

8 tablespoons all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

4 tablespoons reduced fat margarine

Preheat oven to 350°F.

1. Place the apple in a layer in a nonstick baking dish.
2. In a mixing bowl combine the sugar, oats, flour and spices. Add the margarine and mix with your fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Sprinkle the mixture over the fruit. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork.

Makes 4 servings.                                     Serving size: 1 cup