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If you want to give your guests a healthy dessert choice this Thanksgiving, try this apple cake recipe instead of a high-fat dessert loaded with sugar.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 12
Serving Size: 1 slice
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups Splenda
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp salt
½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
3 large Granny Smith apples peeled and chopped
8 oz package fat-free cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
⅓ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup 1% milk
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
Recipe Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 13”x 9” baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
- Beat eggs, milk, cream cheese, oil, Splenda and vanilla until smooth.
- Combine cream cheese mixture, flour mixture, applesauce, chopped apples and nuts. Mix well.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake at 400ºF for 10 minutes and at 350ºF for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 190
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 7 g
Total fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 55 mg
Sodium: 200 mg
Health Tips: The Texas Diabetes Institute provides healthy cooking classes for a $5 fee. The next class is November 22 from 11 a.m.-noon. The topic is Thanksgiving Entrée Alternatives. The American Association of Diabetes Educators is another helpful resource for learning to prepare healthy dishes. They provide guidelines along with a number of healthy holiday recipes to help diabetics.
