Baked apples

Serves: 6
Time to make: 2 hrs 45 mins
( Hands-on time: 15 mins )

Total cost: $ 7.80 / $ 1.30 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

6 apples
40g reduced-fat spread
¼ cup sliced almonds
¼ cup chopped dried apricots
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup soft brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
½ cup apple juice
½cup water

Instructions

1 Preheat slow cooker to high. Core apples about three-quarters of the way through, making a hole about 4cm round the top of each. Use a sharp knife to score around the centre of each apple.

2 Mix spread together with almonds, apricots, cinnamon and sugar and use to fill apple cavities. Place apples in slow cooker, filling side up.

3 Pour juice and water around apples. Add a little more water if liquid does not come to just over halfway up apples. Cover and cook for 2-2 1/2 hours until apples are tender.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 680kJ

Calories 164cal

Protein 2g

Total fat 8g

–Saturated fat 1g

Carbohydrates 20g

–Sugars 20g

Dietary fibre 3g

Sodium 30mg

Calcium 40mg

Iron 1mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.