As part of a fall unit on apples and nutrition, invite your school nutrition director to help prepare this recipe and talk to the students about healthy snacks. Then send the recipe home as an example of a nutritious snack parents can make and keep in the fridge to re-heat in the microwave before adding the yogurt topping.
4 Granny Smith or Gala apples
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice (or apple cider)
For the cinnamon yogurt topping:
2 1/2 containers (8-ounces each) low-fat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
2. Core and thinly slice apples. Place in a medium bowl and toss with apple juice. Mix brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over apples and stir gently until apples are coated.
3. Pour apples into prepared baking dish.
4. Bake in preheated oven 40 minutes or until apples are slightly browned at edges and sauce is bubbling.
5. Line a colander with several paper towels and place over a bowl to catch drips. Pour yogurt into colander and drain about 30 minutes.
6. Spoon yogurt into a small bowl and stir in honey and cinnamon. Serve apples warm and top each serving with 1/4 of the yogurt topping.
Makes 4 servings (or 16 tasting servings)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Nutritional Analysis per Serving
330 Calories
72 g Carbohydrates
7 g Protein
2 g Fat
300 mg calcium
3 g Dietary Fiber
Source: Recipe created by Chef Michael Bussinger of San Francisco on behalf of 3-A-Day™ of Dairy 2006.
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