Maple Majestic Apple Pie
By JoAnna M. Lund
Here’s a good apple pie recipe that cuts the calories where possible but doesn’t cut the taste. Serves 8
Ingredients
1 (4-serving) package JELL-O sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix
¾ cup Cary’s Sugar Free Maple Syrup
½ cup water
3 cups (6 small) cored, peeled, and sliced cooking apples
1 (6 ounce) Keebler graham cracker piecrust. (Any kind will do.)
2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs – purchased or broken up
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, combine dry pudding mix, maple syrup, and water. Add apples, and mix well to combine. Cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken and apples soften, stirring often. Spoon hot mixture into piecrust. Evenly sprinkle cracker crumbs and walnuts over top. Bake for 30 minutes. Place pie plate on a wire rack and let set for 15 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Cut into 8 servings.
190 Calories, Fat – 6gm, Protein -2gm, Carbohydrates – 32gm
From the JoAnna M Lund Cookbook “Cooking Healthy Across America.”
(Picture above just representative of recipe)