Baked Apples Breakfast
Makes 4 apples
These baked apples contain no added sugar or fat, yet are delicious and satisfying. Cook them the night before for a quick breakfast treat.
- 4 large tart apples
- 3 – 5 pitted dates, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Wash apples, then remove cores to within 1/4 inch of the bottoms. Combine dates and cinnamon, then distribute equally into the centers of the apples. Place in a baking dish filled with 1/4 inch of hot water and bake until apples are soft, 40 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
Per apple
- Calories: 129
- Fat: 0.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Calories from Fat: 2.8%
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 34.4 g
- Sugar: 26 g
- Fiber: 5.9 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Calcium: 22 mg
- Iron: 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C: 9.9 mg
- Beta Carotene: 58 mcg
- Vitamin E: 0.5 mg
Source: Eat Right, Live Longer by Neal D. Barnard, M.D.; recipe by Jennifer Raymond M.S., R.D.