Apple Crisp
· 3 cups chopped apples
· 1/3 cup flour
· ½ cup oatmeal
· ½ cup brown sugar
· 1 tsp cinnamon
· ¼ cup margarine (1/2 of a square)
1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Core and chop apples with no chunk larger than your thumbnail.
3. Place apples in a glass baking dish and microwave on high for 8 min., stirring halfway through.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Cut in margarine using pastry blender until no chunk is bigger than a small pea.
6. Sprinkle topping over the microwaved apples. DO NOT STIR IN.
7. Bake for 10-15 min.
8. If you want the top crispier, you may set the oven to broil for 5-8 minutes. WATCH CONSTANTLY.
9. Clean up tip – Scoop out into bowls and soak the baking dish while you eat.
Nutritional Tidbits
· Leaving the peel on the apple gives the recipe more fibre.
· Using whole wheat flour also gives the recipe more fibre.
· Apples, or other white-flesh fruits & veggies like pears and potatoes, have been shown to lower blood cholesterol which can lower your risk of heart attack or stroke.
· Oatmeal contains lots of fibre and protein.
· Cinnamon has been shown to reduce your appetite which might help you to maintain a healthy weight.
· 1/3 cup flour
· ½ cup oatmeal
· ½ cup brown sugar
· 1 tsp cinnamon
· ¼ cup margarine (1/2 of a square)
1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Core and chop apples with no chunk larger than your thumbnail.
3. Place apples in a glass baking dish and microwave on high for 8 min., stirring halfway through.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Cut in margarine using pastry blender until no chunk is bigger than a small pea.
6. Sprinkle topping over the microwaved apples. DO NOT STIR IN.
7. Bake for 10-15 min.
8. If you want the top crispier, you may set the oven to broil for 5-8 minutes. WATCH CONSTANTLY.
9. Clean up tip – Scoop out into bowls and soak the baking dish while you eat.
Nutritional Tidbits
· Leaving the peel on the apple gives the recipe more fibre.
· Using whole wheat flour also gives the recipe more fibre.
· Apples, or other white-flesh fruits & veggies like pears and potatoes, have been shown to lower blood cholesterol which can lower your risk of heart attack or stroke.
· Oatmeal contains lots of fibre and protein.
· Cinnamon has been shown to reduce your appetite which might help you to maintain a healthy weight.
