I re-made a baked apple recipe to make it a bit more WLS-friendly. It was deeeeelicious! Rob is shown here eating it with icecream, but it's delicious enough to eat all on it's own. If you make it, let me know how it comes out and if you enjoyed it!
REDUCED CALORIE/HIGHER PROTEIN BAKED APPLES:
*2 Fiji apples (Calories 80, Total Fat 0g, Protein .5g)
*1/2 lemon (Calories 22, Fat 0g, Protein .5 g)... See More
*2 tblsp butter (Calories 200, Fat 22, Protein 0)
*2 tblsp of Splenda brown sugar blend
(Calories 40, Fat 0, Protein 0)
* 1 snack bag of Kay's Naturals Honey Almond Cereal
(or any other sweetened protein or fiber cereal)
(Calories 100, Fat 1.5g, Protein 9g)
*1/4 cup of chopped pecans
(Calories 200, Fat 22g, Protein 3g)
*1/4 cup of raisins
(Calories 130, Fat 0, Protein 1g)
Directions:
1) Split the apples in half and use a melon baller to hollow out the seeds and make a little "cup" for the good stuff.
2) Rub the lemon half over the white inside of the apples.
3) Melt the butter in the microwave - about 15 seconds.
4) Add all dry ingredients except raisins to a bowl, pour in melted butter and stir until well-coated.
5)
Put the raisins in the little cuppy-cup of each apple. Top the
raisinswith the crumbly goodness so that it overflows and covers most
of the top of the apple.
6) Bake on 350 for 40-45 minutes until apples are golden brown on the outside.
Holy shnikies, this is good!
Nutritional Totals (makes FOUR servings):
Calories: 772/4 = 193
Fat: 45.5/4 = approx 11.5
Protein: 14/4 = 3.5
Enjoy!
