Diabetic Dish of the Week - Baked Stuffed Apples

For this week's Diabetic Dish of the Week - Baked Stuffed Apples. A Diabetic Friendly that will go great as a side dish with any meal. You can find this recipe along with all the other Diabetic Friendly recipes on the CooksRecipes website!  http://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Baked Stuffed Apples

Diabetic-friendly recipe for baked apples stuffed with chopped dates.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 small baking apples
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
2 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful™
1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped dates

Cooking Directions:

Remove apple cores, leaving 1/2-inch at bottom of each apple. Prick skins with fork; set aside.
In a small shallow microwaveable casserole, melt margarine. Stir in Equal, cinnamon, lemon juice and dates. Spoon date mixture into apple centers; place apples in casserole.
Microwave, covered, at High (100%) for 4 to 6 minutes or until apples are tender. Let stand a few minutes and spoon liquid back into apples before serving.
Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): 90 calories, 0.4 g protein, 1/3 g fat, 21.4 g carbohydrate.

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