Recipe: Low-Cal Baked Cinnamon Apples
Baked cinnamon apples are a fall and winter favorite, but you can enjoy them all year! To cut down on calories, this recipe offers the alternative of using artificial sweeteners.
Recipe: Low-Cal Baked Cinnamon Apples
A tasty fall favorite
Baked cinnamon apples are a fall and winter favorite, but you can enjoy them all year! Traditional recipes use sugar, which you can do. But to cut down on calories, this recipe offers an alternative: artificial sweeteners. At 100 calories, each serving is comparable to one fresh Granny Smith apple — the spices and flavorings don’t add any extra!
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Ingredients
4 medium Granny Smith apples
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp Splenda® or Stevia®
Water
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice apples into thin slices and place in a 9×9 baking dish or pie dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg, and Splenda or Stevia. Mix so that all apples are coated. Place a small amount of water in the dish (about 1/4 in).
- Bake apples uncovered for 30 minutes or until apples are soft and break apart easily.
Nutritional information
Serves 4
Serving size: 1 apple
Total calories: 100
Total fat: .5 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Sodium: 0 mg
Carbohydrate: 27 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sugars: 19 g
Protein: 1 g