Canned sliced peaches flavored with lemon
juice and a hint of cinnamon in a slightly thickened sauce, topped
with prepared pie pastry. Serve it warm with a dollop of fat-free
whipped topping.
Peach Cobbler
- 3 (15-ounce each) cans canned sliced peaches
in light syrup, drained*
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful**
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pastry for single crust 9-inch pie
1 tablespoon Equal® Spoonful***
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Place peaches in medium saucepan. Toss
with cornstarch, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and salt. Cook
over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup Equal®
and vanilla until dissolved. Spoon hot peach mixture into 8-inch
square baking pan.
- Meanwhile, roll pie pastry on floured
surface to form a 9-inch square. Place pastry over hot peach
mixture. Trim and flute edge. Cut a few slits in top to allow
steam to escape. Sprinkle top of pastry with combined 1 tablespoon
Equal® and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Bake in preheated 400°F oven 25 to
30 minutes or until pastry is crisp and lightly golden in color.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 6 servings.
* May substitute 2 (16-ounce each) packages
frozen unsweetened sliced peaches, thawed, drained. Increase
Equal Spoonful to 1 cup.
** May substitute 18 packetes Equal sweetener
*** May substitute 1 1/2 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition Information Per Serving (1/6
of cobbler): calories 221, protein 2 g, carbohydrate 33 g, fat
9 g, cholesterol 7 mg, sodium 231 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit, 2 fat.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®
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