Apple Crisp With Macadamia Nuts

Name: Apple Crisp With Macadamia Nuts
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 59.14 ml all-purpose flour; 59.14 ml sugar; 59.14 ml firmly packed brown sugar; 29.58 ml chopped macadamia nuts; 1.23 ml ground cinnamon; 1.23 ml ground nutmeg; 36.97 ml stick margarine, chilled and cut into small pieces; 1182.95 ml thinly sliced peeled granny smith apples; vegetable oil cooking spray; 29.58 ml apricot preserves; vanilla ice cream (optional) or whipped cream (optional)

Submitted by appleydapply

"From Cooking Light. It's actually somewhat "light" in calories until you top with ice cream or whipped cream..."

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photo by I'mPat

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6

ingredients

59.14 ml all-purpose flour
59.14 ml sugar
59.14 ml firmly packed brown sugar
29.58 ml chopped macadamia nuts
1.23 ml ground cinnamon
1.23 ml ground nutmeg
36.97 ml stick margarine, chilled and cut into small pieces
1182.95 ml thinly sliced peeled granny smith apples
vegetable oil cooking spray
29.58 ml apricot preserves
vanilla ice cream (optional) or whipped cream (optional)

directions

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Cut in margarine with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside.
Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Place apple slices in the dish; drop apricot preserves by teaspoonfuls onto apple slices. Sprinkle evenly with the flour/nut mixture. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until bubbly and golden.
Serve warm, topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream if desired.

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Reviews

This is such a wonderful apple crisp!! The apricot jam, macadamia nuts, and smaller amount of added fat make it deliciously modern! And it is very tasty with, or without, whipped cream or ice cream. The only substitutions I made were: whole wheat pastry flour and butter--both of which worked great. I really love (!!!) that this recipe is lighter in calories; we can enjoy what is usually just a special occasion dessert more often! Thanks so much for sharing it, appleydapply!! (Tagged, made, and reviewed for PRMR Holiday Special.)

So Cal Gal
Great dessert, scaled back for 3 using 4 granny smith apples and used a small square container. I did mix my crumble in a food processor but would not do it again, definately think it would be better to do manually (mine sort of glued together). maybe due to the square squatiness of container it took 45 minutes to cook at 175C fan forced oven and served with cream. Thank you appleydapply, made for Newest ZAAR Tag.

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