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Healthy Recipes: Apple Crisp
By AICR.org
Aug 19, 2008 - 6:54:13 PM

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A Sweet Treat That’s Guiltless to Eat

Don’t let a sweet tooth put a cramp in your healthy lifestyle. Some desserts are satisfying without excess sugar and fat. With this baked apple crisp, you can enjoy the potential cancer-fighting power of apples without sacrificing flavor. According to evidence from AICR’s second expert report, a diet that features foods containing dietary fiber – like the apples and rolled oats used here –probably decrease your risk of developing colorectal cancer.

Apple Crisp

Canola oil cooking spray
4 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into thin slices or bite-size pieces
1/2 cup raisins
3 Tbsp. apple juice
1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. cold butter, cut into small pieces

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 8 inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Combine apples, raisins and apple juice in bowl; toss well. Transfer apple mixture to baking dish.

In another bowl, combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

With pastry blender or knife and fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over surface of apples.

Lightly coat top with cooking spray. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 20 minutes more or until apples are tender. Remove from oven and let stand on wire rack at least 20 minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 6 servings.

Per serving: 170 calories, 2.5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 39 g carbohydrate,
2 g protein, 4 g dietary fiber, 10 mg sodium