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Grandma's Apple Crisp

No recipe image available.A traditional apple crisp with cinnamon flavored sliced fresh apples with a crunchy oat and nut topping, but with 39% less calories per serving. Serve it warm with a scoop of frozen vanilla yogurt.

Recipe Ingredients:

Filling:
6 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Topping:
3/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats, uncooked
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful**
1/4 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons stick butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cooking Directions:

  1. For Filling: Combine apples, 1/2 cup Equal®, water, flour, lemon juice and cinnamon. Toss gently to coat apple slices. Place in an 8-inch square baking pan.
  2. For Topping: Combine oats, flour, 1/4 cup Equal®, pecans, melted butter and cinnamon. Stir until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over apple mixture.
  3. Bake in preheated 350°F (175°C) oven 30 to 35 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is crisp. Remove from oven. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 6 servings.

*May substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener.

**May substitute 6 packets Equal sweetener.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): calories 228, protein 4 g, carbohydrate 34 g, fat 10 g, cholesterol 15 mg, sodium 4 mg.

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 2 fat.

Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.

Information on the artificial sweetener Aspartame.