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Recipe Of The Week

For other Healthy and Tasty Recipes check the lifeclinic Cookbook.


Apple Pie

Apple Pie    

  Ingredients:

  • Pastry for double-crust 9-inch pie
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 7-1/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
      or 24 packets Equal® sweetener
      or 1 cup Equal® Spoonful™
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 cups sliced, cored, peeled, Granny Smith
      or other baking apples (about 8 medium)

  • Equal® sweetener can be substituted with other sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below.
  • Directions:

    1. Roll 1/2 the pastry on floured surface into circle 1 inch larger than inverted pie pan. Ease pastry into pan.
    2. Combine cornstarch, Equal® , cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; sprinkle over apples in large bowl and toss. Arrange apples in pie crust.
    3. Roll remaining pastry into circle large enough to fit top of pie. If desired, cut hearts in pastry with cutters; place pastry on pie, seal edges, trim and flute. Press pastry hearts on pastry. Bake in preheated 425°F oven until pastry is golden and apples are tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
    Yield: Makes 8 servings.

    Nutritional Information:
    Each serving provides:
    amount per serving
    Calories 246
    Protein 2 g
    Total Carbohydrates 40 g
    Total Fat 10 g
    Cholesterol 10 mg
    Sodium 193 mg
    Food Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1-1/2 bread, 2 fat
    31% calorie reduction from traditional recipe

    Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.

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