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Recipe: Classic Apple Pie with a Healthy Twist

Spafinder Team3 min read
A warm apple pie cooling on a rack next to fresh apples.
Recipe: Classic Apple Pie with a Healthy Twist
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Recipe: Classic Apple Pie with a Healthy Twist

Recipe by Spafinder Course: Dessert Cuisine: American Difficulty: Easy Servings

6

servings Prep time

15

minutes Cooking time

1

hour Calories

350

kcal

Deserts made with apples are a yummy delight. In addition, they are a vitamin boost and the ultimate high fiber food.

The Powerful Apple
Packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and filled with fiber and potassium, apples are a crunchy, munchy SuperFood. One apple contains nearly fifteen percent of the recommended requirement of vitamin C.

An apple is also an excellent source of B-complex vitamins. However, most of an apple’s healthy antioxidants are in the skin so make this apple desert recipe with unpeeled apples.

Ingredients

  • 3½ to 4 pounds of unpeeled apples (six to seven), sliced thin. Fuji and Gala apples are sweeter than the Granny Smith variety

  • 2 tbsp. of instant tapioca to thicken

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar (or less) plus 2 to 3 tbsp. light brown sugar

  • ¾ tsp. cinnamon

  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg

Directions

  • Mix the ingredients together in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved and the apples are evenly coated.
  • Rest mixture for 30 minutes or more to enhance flavors.
  • Fill your favorite pie shell with the filling and bake at 375 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until the center of the pie bubbles.
  • Cool for 20 minutes or more.

Notes

  • (Nutrition hint: Save calories by rolling the piecrust thin.)
  • Calorie count is per serving