4 servings 3 Better Balance Bites
Calories 245 Fat 5.9g Carbs 64.6g Protein 3g
Ingredients
· Cooking spray
· 2 1/2 lbs baking apples, such as Honeycrisp or Golden Delicious (about 6) (see notes)
· 1 Tbsp lemon juice
· 2 Tbsp sugar replacement
· 1/2 tsp cinnamon
· 1/4 tsp ginger
· 1/8 tsp nutmeg
· 1/4 tsp salt
Topping
· 2 Tbsp light butter (I used I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Light)
· 2 Tbsp granulated sugar replacement (see notes)
· 1 Tbsp almond milk (possibly more, depending on the batter—see directions below)
· 1/2 tsp vanilla
· 1/2 tsp cinnamon
· 1/4 tsp salt
· 1/3 cup quick oats (see notes)
· 2 Tbsp chopped nuts of your choice (May affect bites – I used walnuts)
· 1/4 cup flour
Directions
1. Heat oven to 400. Spray a 9” loaf pan with cooking spray (see notes). Place it on a sheet pan and set aside.
2. Peel apples, chop into 1” chunks, and put into a medium bowl. Add lemon juice, sugar replacement, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt and toss to coat the apples.
3. Place apples into loaf pan. They could seem like too much for the pan--especially if you use a smaller loaf pan--but will settle after baking. Cover with foil and put into the heated oven. SAVE THE BOWL TO MAKE THE TOPPING!
4. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, set on a cooling rack, and gently press the apples into the pan to level them. Keep the oven on!
5. While the apples bake, prepare the topping.
6. In the bowl used for the apple mixture, melt the light butter in the microwave for about 15 seconds. (If you used a metal bowl, just melt the butter separately and add it to the bowl.) Add in the sugar replacement, almond milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Mix to combine, then mix in the oats and nuts. Once combined, mix in the flour to form a cookie dough-like consistency. If the batter is too dry, add a little more almond milk.
7. Drop bits of the topping batter all over the fruit, then press it down lightly into the fruit, breaking up any large chunks.
8. Bake in the oven for another 20-25 minutes until the crumble feels solid when tapped.
9. Remove from the oven, place on a cooling rack, and let it sit for at least 1 hour.
Notes
· 1/2 pound of the apples can be replaced with 1 1/2 cup cranberries (or other berries), either fresh or frozen. If you do this, the bites/points remain the same, but the calories drop to 216 and macros become Fat 5.8g, Carbs 56.5g, and Protein remains 3g.
· Other firm fruits can be used in place of the apples, such as pears or peaches.
· The sugar replacement can be substituted with brown sugar replacement or can be changed to half of each.
· If you don’t have quick oats, you can use regular oats, but pulse them quickly ONLY 3 or 4 times in a food processor OR chop them slightly with a knife.
· An 8” loaf pan can be used, but the apples may initially seem like too many. You could also make this individual by baking it in 4 large ramekins.
This picture is of the Apple-Cranberry version.
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