Microwave Baked Apples

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 391.4
  • Total Fat: 8.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 31.9 mg
  • Sodium: 123.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 74.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 8.9 g

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Introduction

Eat as desert or pair with 1 cup yogurt or 1/2 cup cottage cheese for a light meal. Eat as desert or pair with 1 cup yogurt or 1/2 cup cottage cheese for a light meal.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 medium apples (I prefer Empire or any firm sweet/Tart variety)
    2 Tbsp sugar & cinnamon mixture
    2 Cups (appprox) Cran-apple juice (Ocean Spray Brand my favorite) **
    1/3 Cup honey
    1/2 fresh lemon

    **(Use slightly less juice for a more syrupy effect)

Directions

Microwavable 2 Qt. dish with lid
1. Remove peel from upper 1/2 of each apple & core. Place upright in cooking dish
2. Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture on peeled surfaces of apples
3. Add enough juice to cover lower 1/2 of apples
4. Drizzle honey over apples
5. Squeeze lemon juice over apples. Add slivers of peel from squeezed lemon.
6. Microwave on high in covered dish for 7-8 minutes
7. Chill before serving

Serving Size: makes 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OOAMPO.