Stop the Cravings with this Baked Apple Recipe!

The key to satisfying a sweet tooth or sugar craving is to trick your mind by indulging in something that tastes so good it could be bad! Sugar is an addiction- I know because I have been there. Growing up we were not allowed to have any sugar which led to an ongoing battle with sweets. Over the years I have gained control by giving myself healthy treats that taste delicious! The great news is once you stop eating processed sugars your body will not want them anymore!

If you like apples, and who doesn’t, you will love this baked apple recipe. It is so easy and effortless to prepare. This recipe is good enough to serve to company!

These have cinnamon on top which I love too!

Ingredients:
Four medium baking apples
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375-degrees. Wash and core the apples. Pare a strip from around the tops of each apple and discard. Place the apples in an 8-inch-round or 8-inch-square baking pan.

Put 1-tablespoon of raisins in each apple. Pour the apple juice over the apples and cover the apples with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil; baste the apples with the juice. Bake another 20 minutes, or until apples are fork-tender. Serve baked apples warmed or chilled. Recipe makes four apples, or four servings.

Nutrition information per serving (1 apple):

Calories: 124
Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 2mg
Carbohydrate: 32g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
Protein: 1g
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Fruit

Enjoy!

Your Fitness & Nutrition Coach,
Julia

“Bad habits are easy to start, but they make your life miserable. Good habits are hard to start, but they make your life wonderful.”