How to Make Sweet and Savory Baked Apples
Serve these Sweet and Savory Baked Apples as a side dish or as an appetizer with whole grain crackers.
10 min prep time
6servings
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place Ramekins on a baking sheet and coat each with cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, combine apples, melted Smart Balance, Splenda Brown Sugar, ground nutmeg and salt. Combine well.
- Fill each ramekin about half full of apples. Place one cheese wedge on top of apples and press to spread over the apples. Fill the ramekins with the remaining apples, mounding them over the rim of the ramekin.
- Bake in oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top each ramekin with 1 Tbsp. of slivered almonds. Return to the oven to finish baking.
- Bake for 15 more minutes or until apples are bubbling and almonds are toasted. Remove from oven and let cool to just warmer than room temperature and serve. Can also be eaten cold or heated up in the microwave the next day.
Nutrition facts
6 Servings
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Serving Size
1
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Amount per serving
Calories
150
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
8g
10%-
Saturated Fat
1.8g
9%
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Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
10mg
3% -
Sodium
290mg
13% -
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%-
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
4g
Ingredients
ramekins (5-ounce each)
6
nonstick cooking spray
1
Granny Smith or other tart apple ((medium size), peeled, seeded and diced)
2
Honey Crisp Apples ((medium size), peeled, seeded and diced)
2
melted Smart Balance Light (or no trans fat margarine)
2 tbsp
low-calorie brown sugar substitute
2 tbsp
ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp
salt ((optional))
1/4 tsp
each lite spreadable cheese wedges ((Laughing Cow Lite Swiss Cheese Wedges))
6
slivered almonds
6 tbsp
