Baked Apples with Cinnamon Yogurt Topping/Granola & Fruit Snacks

Baked Apples with Cinnamon Yogurt Topping/Granola & Fruit Snacks

Baked Apples with Cinnamon Yogurt Topping
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 40 min

Ingredients
4 Granny Smith or Gala apples (with or without skin)
1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice or apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
For the cinnamon yogurt topping:
2 1/2 cups low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.  Core and thinly slice apples. Place apples 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.  Pour apples into prepared baking dish. Bake 40 minutes or until apples are slightly browned at edges and sauce is bubbling.

For the cinnamon yogurt topping: Line a colander with several paper towels and place over a bowl to catch drips. Pour yogurt into colander and allow to drain, refrigerated, about 30 minutes. Spoon yogurt into a small bowl and stir in honey and cinnamon.

For each serving, top 1/4 of the warm apples with 1/4 of the yogurt topping.




Granola & Fruit Snacks
8 servings (each serving = about 5 pieces of fruit)

2 cups low-fat granola cereal
toothpicks
2 washed, unpeeled apples cut into chunks
2 peeled bananas cut into chunks
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
2 (6- oz.) containers fat-free vanilla yogurt

1. Place granola in shallow bowl.
2. Insert toothpick into each piece of fruit.
3. Dip fruit into yogurt, coating all sides.
4. Roll fruit in granola coating completely.
5. Cover and refrigerate any leftovers.