So I took a break from my weekly, Sunday, recipe post last week to share with you my review of another way to eat healthy, Diet-to-Go. While I miss the simplicity and easiness of Diet-to-Go it is time to get back to my normal routine of Sunday healthy cooking and recipe posting.
After the holidays I have been having a hard time getting back in the swing of things. I think all those delicious Christmas cookies did me in because I have been craving sweets and sugar even more than usual. Instead of totally denying myself, because then I will snap and engulf every sweet within a two mile radius, I decided to prepare a healthier “sweet” that I could keep in the fridge. This way whenever I am having a craving I can make a smarter decision instead of eating an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s. (Ya’ll knew those were individual servings right? I don’t know what that crap is about 4 servings in one pint. HA!) So I decided to go back to one of my childhood favorites- Easy Baked Cinnamon Apples. My mom used to pick up rotisserie chicken some nights and always bring these home as a side, they were my favorite part of the entire meal.
Easy Baked Cinnamon Apples-
Ingredients:
- 5 Gala apples
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp. lemon juice (I used RealLemon)
Instructions:
- Preheat over to 375.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in large bowl.
- Add lemon to cinnamon sugar mixture and stir well.
- Core apples.
- Chop apples into pieces approximately 1/2-1 inch.
- Dump apples into bowl and stir until evenly coated with cinnamon sugar (and lemon) mixture.
- Place entire mixture into a (greased/sprayed) baking dish.
- Cook for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If your apples pieces are smaller it will take less time.)
- Let cool, eat, and enjoy.
Now for the calorie count as you know one of my healthy eating goals for 2013 is to continue counting calories and trying to make smarter food decisions. This recipe serves 5 people meaning that each person gets the equivalent of one whole apple covered in all that goodness for only…. (drum roll please) 120 calories!
Now if I’m going to be craving sweets and desserts anyway at least this way I am eating a healthier dessert that is mostly fruit and adds only 120 calories to my daily total. Talk about a win.
Do you have a go to healthy dessert or sweet that you enjoy?
Check out my other easy, quick, and healthy recipes:
Skinny Chocolate Covered Banana Muffins
Skinny Pumpkin Spice Muffins
Crustless Quiches
Spicy Goat Cheese Marinara
Skinny Spinach Dip
Skinny Pimento Cheese
Speedy Buffalo Chicken Soup
Mexican Chicken Crock Pot
Skinny Southwestern Chilli (Crock Pot)
Low Calorie Pulled BBQ Chicken (Crock Pot)
Vegetable Stuffed Italian Shells
It’s like the inside of an apple pie, without all of the butter and crazy carbs. LOVE IT! It’s such a classic, and it goes great with pork!
I bet it would be amazing on pork chops. Now I want to go out and buy some to eat with my leftover apples.
Great idea coming up with a better alternative for your sweet tooth (although I LOVE B&J’s)! I did the same today, but I made a low-carb (no added sugar) Cheesecake Cupcake, yum (recipe coming soon)!!
I love cinnamon apples! I used to slice an apple, then put cinnamon on it & microwave it for a few minutes. So good! Never thought of getting all fancy w/the lemon juice & brown sugar. Sounds tasty (and sweet)!
I never thought about microwaving it. What a time saver!
Yep these are delicious! Sometimes I just take apples, cut them up and put some cinnamon on them and warm them up in the microwave. It isn’t as good but it still hits the spot
And if you are busy it is an awesome solution. Beats my face planting into some junk food for sure. I’ll have to keep that in mind.
Yum! These look so good! I really like frozen blueberries covered in milk for a simple healthy treat. My mom used to make it for us in the summer and it was always my favorite dessert.
I have had them covered in yogurt before, but never milk. Cool new idea for me.
I always tell people that if they want a delicious “dessert” that’s “diet friendly”… BAKE APPLES or PEARS or BUTTERNUT SQUASH! This looks phenomenal, although I don’t think it even needs sugar!
I have baked peaches too (on the grill), but never pears. Do you do them in the oven with cinnamon also? That sounds pretty amazing!
Yup! Pears & Cinnamon – it’s definitely a MUST TRY!
Let me know how you like it.
Will do.
Baked apples are so tasty, especially when it’s chilly outside! YUM!
They are the perfect winter food.
However, it was 80 here this weekend and I still gobbled them up.
I love apples and cinnamon, but I’ve never tried them baked. These look sooo goood, though…..
You should try it. Delicious and simple.
You had me at easy and apples
Baked apples are a long time favorite! Thanks for the recipe.
I am an apple addict too Jill.
Sounds yummy, I love apples!
I hope you love this recipe too then.
Yay you are back! I love apples and pretty much anything apple, so I should try this. Pink Lady is my favorite, though.
Sad thing: when you mentioned eating any sweets in a 2 mile radius… I was thinking of every sweet place within 2 miles of you. And it’s a LOT… same for me too though! Charleston food is too good.
Charleston food is delicious and there are so many good places near me. Plus a billion grocery stores where I could go buy ice cream (my biggest weakness).
Looks easy peasy and delicious! Something to do with those 3 apples I have in the fridge that I have avoided eating…
Glad those three apples will have a happy new use.
Yummy. I am going to make these for my hubby who loves apple pie, but is working on eating healthier.
I hope the hubby enjoys them. I had leftovers today as an after dinner treat and they were wonderful.
I am an apple pie freak! This would be amazing with a spoon full of sugarfree cool whip/whip cream!
Also Publix vanilla frozen yogurt on top! Yikes! YUMMY!
I like how you add the nutrition info to the recipes. It really helps. And thanks to the links of your other recipes I will be making the Veggie Stuffed Shells very soon!
Your welcome Stacey.
I count calories as I have found that is what helps me to stay on the right track. I like having the calorie counts on all recipes so I know exactly what I am getting.
Vanilla Greek yogurt or even frozen yogurt go fabulous on top.
I bet you could. And then you could let me know how it turned out:)
I have never ever though of baked bananas! Do you do them about the same way? I’d love to try.