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Baked Apples with Pecan Crunch Recipe

This baked apples with pecan crunch recipe makes a wonderful dessert and can also be eaten for breakfast when drizzled with yogurt.

While not technically a low fat recipe, the majority of fats come from the toasted muesli and almonds, which are good fats and reflected in the fact that saturated fats (those that aren't good for us in excessive quantities) are low.

This recipe is low in saturated fats and low in sodium.

Energy per 100g:

741kJ - 177Cal

Fat per 100g:

7.1g

Healthy Dessert Recipe : Baked Apples with Pecan Crunch

Recipe Serves:

This Recipe Serves 4.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 320g Jonathon apples (approx two)
  • 5g splenda sugar
  • 70g toasted muesli
  • 20g sultanas
  • 30g pecans
  • 10g honey (for garnish if desired) 

Recipe Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees (160 degrees fan forced).
2. Cut apples in half through the centre and cut a small hole in each. Blanch in boiling water and place on oven tray.
3. Sprinkle sugar over each apple and place in oven and cook for 20 minutes.
4. Mix together toasted muesli, sultanas and pecans. Remove from oven and place even amounts of pecan mixture on top of each apple and place in oven for another 5 -7 minutes or until browned.
5. Remove from oven and drizzle with honey if desired.


Recipe Nutrition Panel:

Servings per package:

4

Serving size:

113g

 

Average Serve

Average 100g

Energy

838

kJ

741

kJ

 

200

Cal

177

Cal

Protein

3.4

g

3.0

g

Fat, total

8.0

g

7.1

g

- saturated

0.9

g

0.8

g

Carbohydrate

26.1

g

23.1

g

- sugars

18.3

g

16.2

g

Sodium

6

mg

5

mg

Additional Comments:

Almonds can be substituted for pecans in this recipe.

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If you like this recipe, you may also like these healthy recipes:

Apple and Date Crumble Recipe
Chocolate and Almond Muffins Recipe
Summer Berry and Yogurt Baskets Recipe
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