Diabetic-friendly recipe for baked apples
stuffed with chopped dates.
Baked Stuffed Apples
- 4 small apples
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™
1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped dates
- Remove apple cores, leaving 1/2-inch at
bottom of each apple. Prick skins with fork; set aside.
- In a small shallow microwaveable casserole,
melt margarine. Stir in Equal, cinnamon, lemon juice and dates.
Spoon date mixture into apple centers; place apples in casserole.
- Microwave, covered, at High (100%) for
4 to 6 minutes or until apples are tender. Let stand a few minutes
and spoon liquid back into apples before serving.
Makes 4 servings.
Per Stuffed Apple: 90 calories, 0.4 g protein,
1/3 g fat, 21.4 g carbohydrate.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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