Low Fat Apple Crisp

I have an apple crisp recipe that I’d be embarrassed for you to see. I’ve only made it once, and almost didn’t because of the amount of butter it used. I knew I had to find an alternative to that apple crisp recipe, because even though Paula Deen would have approved, I didn’t. I didn’t lose 150 pounds to have it come back on one apple crisp at a time!

Here’s my low fat apple crisp – low in fat, but not in taste, as evidenced by the scraped clean pan!

Ingredients: 

• 3 – 4 granny smith apples
• 3/4 c all purpose flour
• 1/2 c white sugar
• 1/4 c oatmeal (not cooked)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 T baking powder
• 1 egg
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 T butter

Directions

• Mix together: 3/4 c. flour, 1/2 c. white sugar, 1 egg, 1 T baking powder. If it’s a little dry, add some water.
• Slice apples thinly. You can peel if you like. (I do.)
• Mix sliced apples with 1 t. cinnamon and a bit of water. Place apples in 8 x 8 pan, spread evenly. Top with wet mixture from above.
• Finally, mix together 1/2 c. brown sugar, 1/4 c. oatmeal, 1 t. cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of apples & first wet mixture. Drizzle the melted butter over crisp. Pat down with fork.
• Bake at 300 degrees for one hour.
• Serves 8 – About 180 calories a good sized serving.

First get all those ingredients together and arrange them really nicely so you can take a picture!

Next, slice the apples. I have to admit that I cheat and use an apple peeler like this one:  Back To Basics Apple and Potato Peeler! Best invention ever!

After you’ve peeled your apples, place them in an 8 x 8 square pan and mix them with some cinnamon and a little water. No need to grease it unless you’d like to add some calories.

In a bowl, mix together the flour, white sugar, egg, and baking powder. This mixture is strange in that it’s kinda doughy but not really. Sticky.

Place that mixture on top of prepared apples. I had to spread it out with two spoons to get it even as it wanted to clump a bit. Be firm with it and show it who’s boss!! Finally, mix together the brown sugar, oatmeal and cinnamon. Sprinkle that on top of the doughy stuff and drizzle with just 1 Tablespoon of butter. (Just 1 Tablespoon is plenty – I promise!)

I know it looks dry, but look what it looks like after it’s baked at 300 degrees for one hour! Fabulous!!

I hope that you will enjoy it as my children did. This recipe serves 8 people and the calorie count is low. I know there is some sugar in there, but it is Thanksgiving after all! My kids and hubby liked it so much that I had to eat the scrapings off the sides of the pan because it was gone! Gone, gone, gone.

Have you ever made a low fat dessert and been pleasantly surprised? This was one of them for me!  Diane

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