baked apple

RATING: 3/4 stars - not my best low carb recipe, but it definitely hit the spot when I wanted some sweet comfort food! I prefer the low carb cheesecakes (recipe to come) for dessert, but if you want to make something quick and have apples on hand, this is perfect! Plus, with the fiber, etc in the apple, this is definitely more nutritious than the cheesecake.

INGREDIENTS:

Apple

Splenda or sugar substitute

Butter or butter substitute

Cinnamon

Vanilla

Nutmeg (not necessary but a nice touch)

Sugar Free cool whip (not necessary but a nice touch)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Take a knife and cut out the core of the apple, while still leaving the bottom of the apple intact. Make sure you don't cut all the way through the apple or you will ruin it.. but you do want to make sure you get all of the seeds out.

3. Fill the center of the apple with a tbsp of splenda, a few shakes of cinnamon and nutmeg and a dash of vanilla. Put a tbsp of butter on top.

4. Bake for 30 minutes in a cake pan or casserole dish.

5. Top with cool whip if you have it on hand (I didn't) and enjoy!