Boost Your Skin Health with this Apple Dessert
- Posted on: Nov 19 2013
The word “dessert” seems synonymous with the Holidays. Even though it is nearly impossible to think of dessert as healthy, there are some ingredients that can give your skin a boost.
Apples are one of these ingredients. USDA scientists recently investigated over 100 foods to measure their antioxidant concentration per serving size. According to the study, “Red Delicious and Granny Smith Apples—ranked 12th and 13th respectively.” Antioxidants are disease-fighting compounds that are believed to help prevent and repair oxidation damage that happens during normal cell activity.
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Apple Oat Crunch- “A vitamin packed dessert that helps your skin fight free radicals, synthesize collagen and encourage cell turnover for healthy, youthful looking skin.”
Per Serving: Calories: 389, Vit A IU 96, Vit C mg 12.2, Vit E mg 2.2
Ingredients
Filling:
- 6 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 cup chopped figs
- 1/2 cup apple or orange juice
- 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 egg white
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1.2 tsp. salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil an 8 x 8 inch baking dish. In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the filling ingredients. Pour into the baking dish. In a second medium mixing bowl, combine all the topping ingredients. Cover the filling with the oat mixture. Bake for 40 minutes or until the topping is lightly browned and the apples are tender. 8 servings.
Serve Warm & Enjoy!
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