MPN™ Healthy & Delicious Apple Crisp (Low Glycemic Index)
– A Brain Healthy Recipe[1] –
YIELD: 12 Servings
INGREDIENTS For TOPPING: AMOUNT:
Whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour | 1 cup |
Oatmeal or 1/2 Oatmeal (or mixed whole grain cereal) and 1/2 (low sugar) Granola Mix | 1 ½ cups |
Cinnamon, ground | 1 TBsp |
Nutmeg, ground | ½ tsp |
Cloves, ground | ½ tsp |
Truvia® (or 1/4 tsp pure stevia powder) | 2 tsp/3 pckt |
Coconut sugar (if not available, use another 2 tsp of Truvia) | 3-4 TBsps |
Canola oil (or 90/10 canola/olive oil mix) | 1/4 cup |
Healthy fat fatty oil spread/shortening with NO trans fats (e.g. Earth Balance, Smart Balance) and/or butter (e.g. 50-50 mix) | ½ cup |
Chopped almonds, walnuts or pecans or mixture | 1/3-½ cup (1/6 – 1/4 lb.) |
INGREDIENTS For APPLE MIX:
Apple juice or apple cider (100% juice) |
1 pint |
Arrowroot powder (may substitute tapioca flour) | 2 TBsps |
Cinnamon, ground | 1 TBsp |
Apple slices in natural juices if canned, or apples cored and sliced medium if fresh | 1 quart |
Truvia® (or pinch of pure stevia powder) | 1 tsp or 1 packet |
METHOD:
- 1. For Apple Mix: Bring 1 point apple juice to a boil, thicken with 2 TBsps tapioca flour or arrowroot powder to produce a glazing mixture.
- 2. Add apple slices.
- 3. Add 1 TBsp cinnamon, 1 tsp (or 1 packet) of Truvia® and stir.
- 4. Place this apple/juice mixture into hotel baking pans.
- 5. For Crisp: Place oil, flour, oatmeal, Truvia®, cloves, nutmeg, 1 TBsp cinnamon and lastly chopped nuts in a large mixing bowl or power mixer. Mix these ingredients for a few minutes.
- 6. Spread over the hot apples.
- 7. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Test if apples are tender; then serve.
[1] Created by Nancy Emerson Lombardo following the Memory Preservation Nutrition® Program. Tested by Nancy Emerson Lombardo October 2012.
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