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Lo-Cal Apple Snack Recipe

"This quick snack is often requested as an office treat," reports Nancy Horan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. "It's a simple and harvest-fresh way to serve autumn's best apples—kids also love it."

This recipe is:

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Lo-Cal Apple Snack Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 medium Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut into rings
1/2 cup apple juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

Directions

In an ungreased 11-in. x 7-in. microwave-safe dish, arrange apples in two rows. Pour apple juice over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and lemon peel. Cover and microwave on high for 4-1/2 minutes or until apples are tender, turning after 1-1/2 minutes. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving equals 1-1/2 fruit; also, 88 calories, 1 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 23 gm carbohydrate, trace protein, trace fat.

Originally published as Lo-Cal Apple Snack in Taste of Home October/November 1997, p17