Valley Eats – Apple Crisp with Macadamia Nuts

Valley Eats – Apple Crisp with Macadamia Nuts

Looking for ways to cook the apples you picked at the orchard? This dessert would be a delicious way to end a cozy, rainy day meal of one of our five tasty weeknight soups!

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend
  • 4 tablespoons macadamia nuts, chopped (or nut of your choice)
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2-1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 5 cups peeled apple slices
  • Cooking spray

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 8” x 8” baking dish with cooking spray or butter and set aside.
  2. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Using pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until coarse crumbs are made. Set aside.
  3. Arrange apples in prepared baking dish. Top with flour mixture. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden.

Serves 8, 120 calories, 15 grams carbs, 7 grams fat

This recipe is part of a collection assembled by Valley’s Diabetes Education & Nutrition Clinic. The recipes were gathered and inspired from a variety of healthy eating websites. See cookbook for a list of website resources.

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