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 sugar
- 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.
Serving suggestion
Serve apples immediately after cooking with low-fat yoghurt, sprinkled with ground cinnamon.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check cinnamon is gluten free.
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.
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