Baked Apple without the Big Ass

I hate when low fat low calorie food tastes like I am chewing on my welcome mat.  Food should taste good.  I went apple picking recently and wanted to bake something with our winnings and didn’t want to make something that would add 3 inches to my ass.  I found this recipe and kicked it up a notch (a la Emeril) and it came out delicious.  My husband ate the whole friggin’ pan.

Baked Apple Streusel

Ingredients:

• 4 medium apple(s), peeled, cored and thinly sliced (use firm apples)
• 1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg*
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup uncooked old-fashioned oats
• 3 tbsp reduced-calorie margarine

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Stir together apples, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice; pour into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.

Cut flour, oatmeal, remaining brown sugar and margarine together with a pastry blender or fork in a medium bowl; sprinkle over apple mixture.

Bake until apples are tender and top is browned, about 45 minutes. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

WW Points: 2 pts per serving.  Suggestion… top with a dollop of frozen fat free cool whip.  It’s 0 points for the cool whip which is a bonus.

* Recipe originally from here... I added the nutmeg for kicks. I’m crazy like that.