Diane’s Baked Apples
Ingredients:
5 cups of chopped apples with skin on ( about 5 to 6 apples)
1 medium banana
½ cup of chopped walnuts
½ cup of water
Cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice (Trader Joe’s has a really good one)
Preheat oven to 400
Directions:
- spray baking pan with nonstick spray
- Cut up the banana and about 5 cups apples ( leave the skin on the apples)
- Mix in ½ cup of chopped walnuts
- Sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
- Add ½ cup of water
- Mix all ingredients well
Bake for about 45 minutes and stir occasionally
Yields about 8 ½ cup servings: each ½ cup provides 104 calories, 15 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of protein , 3 grams of fiber and 5 grams of fat
This dish makes a healthy breakfast and can be combined with greek yogurt , ricotta cheese or extra nuts for extra protein to be a bit more substantial!
Nutrition Notes: : this recipe is packed with nutrition
Apples: “ An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
- When possible, try to buy organic as apples tend to have high levels of pesticides
- Keep the skin on the apple as it contains much of it’s fiber, nutrients and antioxidants
- Apples contain pectin, a soluble fiber shown to lower cholesterol.
- Apples are rich in quercetin, a compound that helps to regulate blood sugar
Walnuts:
- Contain more heart-healthy omega 3 fats than any other nut
- May help with heart and brain health.
Cinnamon:
- May help to balance blood sugar and help with heart health
Bananas
- Good source of potassium, which may help with blood pressure
- May help with digestive health
