Ingredients:
½ cup Equal® Spoonful*
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Pinch ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
2 cups apple cider or juice
1 package (6 ounces) dried mixed fruit, chopped
1 tablespoon stick butter or margarine
8 tart baking apples
* May substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener
Directions:
2. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until fruit is tender and cider mixture is reduced to about 1 cup. Stir in butter until melted.
3. Remove cores from apples, cutting into but not through bottoms. Peel 1-inch around tops. Place apples in greased baking pan. Fill centers with fruit. Spoon remaining cider mixture over apples.
4. Bake, uncovered, in preheated 350°F oven about 45 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
Nutritional Info (per serving):
Calories 176
Protein 1g
Carbohydrate 42g
Fat 2g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 22mg
Food Exchanges: 2 ½ Fruit, ½ Fat
Additional comments:
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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