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Baked Apples with Granola
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1-1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 large baking apples
3 Tbsp. Sugar
2/3 cup low-fat granola
1 large egg white
1-1/2 cups apple cider
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small pan, melt butter over low heat (or melt in the microwave using a custard cup) Remove from heat or microwave and add lemon juice.
2. Peel apples about 1/3 down from the op, leaving the skin on the lower part. With a grapefruit or paring knife, carefully cut out apple cores, leaving the bottom intact. Widen the opening at the top of the apple by cutting about ½ inch off, using a 45-degree angle from the top.
3. Place apples in an 8-inch or 9-inch baking dish. Brush the peeled parts of the apples with 1 Tsp. of the butter/lemon juice mixture, and sprinkle them with 1 Tbsp. sugar.
4. In a food processor or blender, pulse granola until it forms coarse crumbs. Add egg white, remaining butter mixture and 1 Tbsp. sugar; pulse until just combined.
5. Spoon granola mixture into apples, spreading it slightly over the tops. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar. Pour cider into bottom of dish, around apples
6. Bake apples for 50-60 minutes, or until tender, and filling is puffed and brown. Loosely cover tops of apples with foil if they start to brown too quickly
Alternatively, you can also “bake” them in the microwave at 50% power for approximately 15 minutes. They aren’t brown from the caramelizing sugars, but the apple cider cooks down and becomes a nice sauce and they’re delicious!
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