Friday, January 28, 2011

Baked Apples with Caramel Sauce

I received a special request to publish a Weight Watchers recipe that I prepared several years ago for Baked Apples.  Now even though this is a Weight Watchers recipe I still modified it to make it a little lower in calories.  The original recipe which makes 4 servings follows:
Apples
24 dried apricot halves - chopped
4 teaspoons packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 small Granny Smith apples, cored

Caramel Sauce
1/2 cup evaporated fat-free milk
4 teaspoons packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Point value:  3  Calories: 180

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine the apricots, brown sugar, and vanilla.
Pack into the apple cavities, then wrap each in foil.
Bake until soft, 40-45 minutes

2. Meanwhile to prepare the caramel sauce, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the 1/4 cup of the milk, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt stirring until smooth.  Then stirring in the remaining milk, bring just to a boil, stirring constantly.  Reduce the heat and cook 1 minute longer.  Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.  Serve the apples, drizzled with the caramel sauce.

I substituted Splenda brown sugar blend for a savings of only 5 calories per serving.  
Oh well I can't win them all!

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