| Published: | Oct 18, 2012 7:43 AM EDT |
| Updated: | Oct 18, 2012 9:11 AM EDT |
Check out these two great recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth but not break your weight loss resolve:
Baked Candy Apples
PointsPlus® Value: 5Servings:
4Preparation Time: 5 minCooking Time: 40 minLike the classic but with a delicious caramel-candy twist: 4 medium apple(s), unpeeled, Granny Smith recommended 1/2 cup(s) water 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 average cinnamon stick(s) 7 piece(s) Weight Watchers by Whitman's Pecan crowns, or caramel medallions
Instructions:Preheat oven to 350°F. Using a melon baller or paring knife, de-stem and core each apple, leaving the bottoms intact. Place cored apples in an 8-inch glass baking dish. Pour water around apples in baking dish. Add lemon juice and cinnamon sticks. Cut candy into 1/4-inch pieces. Set aside 8 teaspoons of candy pieces. Place remaining candy pieces into each apple. Place apples in oven and bake until apples are thoroughly cooked and fork-tender, about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven briefly and top each apple with 2 teaspoons candy. Return to oven and bake until candy is just melted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove promptly and serve warm. Yields 1 baked apple per serving. Notes For extra low-calorie decadence, add a dollop of fat-free whipped topping to each apple before serving (could affect PointsPlus values).
Candy Corn Custard Parfait
1 Serving 4 PointsPlus Values
Ingredients:1 Jell-O Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Snack2 drops yellow food coloring1/3 cup mandarin orange segments in juice, drained 1/4 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed 5 pieces candy corn Directions:In a small bowl or parfait glass, combine pudding with food coloring and mix until uniform in color.Top evenly first with orange segments and then with Cool Whip
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