Name: Baked apples with pecan crumble and frozen yoghurt
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 250 ml double cream plain yoghurt; 60 ml xylitol; 10 ml Vanilla essence; 60 ml whipped cream; 60 ml whole wheat flour; 30 ml rolled oats; 30 ml xylitol; 30 ml pecan nuts; 1½ tsp sesame seeds; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground ginger; 2 tbsp butter cubed; 4 pink lady® apples; 20 ml xylitol; 5 ml lemon juice; 5 ml Vanilla essence; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1 pinch ground ginger; 1 pinch salt; 4 fresh mint leaves to garnish

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Ingredients (21)

FROZEN YOGHURT

250 ml	double cream plain yoghurt
60 ml	xylitol
10 ml	Vanilla essence
60 ml	whipped cream

CRUMBLE

60 ml	whole wheat flour
30 ml	rolled oats
30 ml	xylitol
30 ml	pecan nuts
1½ tsp	sesame seeds
1 pinch	ground cinnamon
1 pinch	ground ginger
2 tbsp	butter — cubed

BAKED APPLES

4	pink lady® apples
20 ml	xylitol
5 ml	lemon juice
5 ml	Vanilla essence
1 pinch	ground cinnamon
1 pinch	ground nutmeg
1 pinch	ground ginger
1 pinch	salt
4	fresh mint leaves — to garnish

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Method:

For the frozen yoghurt, whisk the yoghurt, xylitol and vanilla together for 1 minute until all of the xylitol has dissolved. Fold in the cream and place in a freezer-friendly container. Freeze for at least 5 hours or overnight.

For the crumble, pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Combine the flour, oats, xylitol, pecans, sesame seeds, cinnamon and ginger. Add the butter and use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture. Set it aside.

For the baked apples, use a melon baller to scoop out the top third of each apple without breaking the skin on the sides. Remove any seeds and chop up the apple flesh that has been removed.

Combine the chopped apple with the xylitol, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Spoon this mixture into the 4 apples. Top each apple with a portion of the crumble mixture prepared earlier.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until the apples are tender and the crumble is crunchy and golden. Serve hot with a scoop of the frozen yoghurt and garnish with mint, if preferred.

TIP:

For a cheat’s version, simply serve the baked apples with store bought Diabetic or sugar-free ice cream.

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