Mommy Perfect brings you a full flavor, super simple, and super low calorie desert recipe that you can enjoy guilt-free: Skinny and Simple Apple Crisp.
Like every other normal person, I love desert. I would eat it after every meal if I could. Unfortunately, like every other normal person, I can’t. If I did I would become enormous, develop type-2 diabetes, and die young of heart disease. So in the interest of living a long, happy, healthy life I choose to eat sensibly and exercise often.
Rather than feel guilty about eating an occasional desert, I developed this skinny and simply apple crisp recipe. It’s a full flavor desert, with truly healthy ingredients, even my kids can’t tell that its good for them. Plus its SO easy to make — you can prepare this dish in 5 minutes (not counting bake time).
See my guide How to Use 10 Common Apple Varieties for help choosing which apples to use. Or just use Granny Smith which are always a reliable baking apple.
Notes
*Use a mild flavored heart healthy oil of your choice such as canola or olive, or whichever you prefer.
Ingredients
Filling:
- 2 lbs baking apples (roughly 6 apples); peeled, sliced, and cored
- 1/4 cup granulated Splenda
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Topping:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated Splenda
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats (uncooked)
- 1/2 cup flour
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare the filling:
- In a bowl combine cinnamon and Splenda.
- In a seperate bowl mix sliced apples and lemon juice together to coat the apples. Sprinkle the cinnamon and Splenda mixure over top the apples and stir to thoroughly coat.
- Spoon the apples into an 8X8 baking vessel. Set aside.
Prepare the topping:
- In a bowl combine the dry ingredients.
- Stir in the oil until the whole mixture is slightly moist and crumbly.
- Spread the topping evenly over the apples.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown.
- Serve hot.
