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Amazing Baked Apples with Vanilla-Honey Yogurt

Source: Meals Matter
Clean Eating Magazine Jan/Feb 2010

Ingredients

1 Medium lemon
4 Large, firm apples, cored and hollowed, leaving bottoms intact (Best picks: Macintosh, Empire, or Ida Red)
2 tbsp Unsalted roasted almond butter (or any unsalted natural nut butter of your choice)
1 tbsp Unsweetened dried apricots, chopped
1 tbsp Dried, pitted prunes, chopped
1 tbsp Unsweetened raisins
2 tbsp Toasted shaved hazelnuts, divided
4 tsp Raw organic honey, divided
1/8 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1 cup Low-fat plain yogurt
1/2 tsp Pure vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Juice lemon, yielding about 2 tbsp juice. Then split open lemon and rub inside flesh over outside of each apple. Drizzle about 1/8 tsp lemon juice inside cavity of each apple, reserving remaining juice. In a bowl, combine almond butter, apricots, prunes, raisins, hazelnuts (reserving 1 tsp for garnish), 2 tsp honey and cinnamon. Stuff each cavity with filling, dividing evenly among 4 apples. Press stuffing down firmly and place apples, cavity-side-up, in a shallow baking dish. Mix together remaining lemon juice and 1/4 cup water and pour around apples. Place dish in oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until firm but tender.

2. Prepare Vanilla-Honey Yogurt: Place yogurt in a wire strainer lined with paper towel and set strainer over a bowl. Let sit in refrigerator for no less than 1 hour, or until thick. Pour off liquid, place thickened yogurt in a bowl and stir in vanilla and honey. Spoon 1 tbsp yogurt over each warm baked apple and sprinkle with remaining hazelnuts.

Cook's Notes

Serving Size: 1 apple (about 4 oz) and 1 tbsp yogurt.

Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients:
Actual Cooking Time: 1 hour
Number of Servings: 4
Special Features: Vegetarian
Meal Type: Dessert

Nutrient Information

Calories: 188
Total Fat: 9.5g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Carbohydrates: 25.5g
Protein: 3.5g
Sodium: 12mg
Fiber: 4g

 

 

 

 

 

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