Spiced baked apples with vanilla sauce
5
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Looking for a family-friendly dessert that is super comforting? This baked apple has all the feels you want. A nice flavor twist, these 35-minute apples are filled with a cinnamon-ginger mixture. Granny Smith make the best option with their tart flavor and firm texture. Gala apples are good as well for a sweeter note. Other varieties like red or golden delicious might get too tender while they bake. Pudding mix makes a quick and delicious homemade vanilla cream sauce, cooling the palate against the warm apple. Pears work well in this application as well, choose them a little under ripe to maintain their texture.
Ingredients
Fresh apple(s)
4 medium
Ground cinnamon
1 tsp
Ground ginger
0.5 tsp
Splenda No Calorie sweetener packets
0.25 cup(s)
Water
0.25 cup(s)
Fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp
Fat-free sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
0.25 oz
Fat free skim milk
0.75 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Using a vegetable peeler, peel a 1/2-inch horizontal strip around apples to help release juices during baking. Place apples in a 9 X 9-inch baking dish.
2
In a small bowl, combine cinnamon, ginger and Splenda. Place 1 tablespoon of cinnamon mixture in cored-out center of each apple; sprinkle remaining cinnamon mixture over apples. Combine water and lemon juice in a cup; pour liquid around apples.
3
Bake until apples are soft when pierced with a knife, about 15 to 20 minutes; remove from oven and let cool.
4
Pour pudding mix into a medium bowl; whisk in milk to make a fairly thin sauce. Place one apple on a plate and drizzle with sauce.
5
Serving size: 1 apple and about 1/4 cup sauce
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