One thing we all should remember is that healthy eating is a gift, not a punishment. If you don't enjoy eating healthfully, you'll never stick to it. Try this delicious yet healthy dessert to see that even treats can fit into your cancer-fighting diet.
Preparation time: 20 minutes. Cook time: 40 minutes.
Serves six as a dessert.
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 large apples, peeled and diced
- 4 cups mixed frozen berries; try ½ to 1 cup each of frozen blueberries, frozen blackberries, frozen dark-red cherries, or frozen strawberries (any single type of berry or combination of berries works fine)
- ¼ cup maple syrup (substitute 1/3 cup brown sugar if maple syrup is not available)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons any juice
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Topping
- 1 cup whole oats
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- (1/8 cup brown sugar or sweetener is optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Mix apples and frozen berries together in a large bowl; if necessary, chop larger frozen berries (strawberries and dark cherries) in half for easier mixing.
- Add remainder of filling ingredients to fruit and mix well; set aside.
- In separate bowl, combine topping ingredients; mix well with back of wooden spoon or finger tips.
- Place fruit mixture into 9x12-inch (approximate) glass baking dish.
- Press topping mixture lightly over top of fruit.
- Cover with foil and bake in 350ºF oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue to bake at 350ºF for another 15-20 minutes, until top lightly browns.
- Remove and let cool slightly.
- Serve warm with small scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt.
Per serving*: 245 calories; 44 grams of carbohydrates; 7 grams of protein; 4.5 grams of fat; 4 grams of fiber.
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