3/06/2016

Whole Wheat Apple Pie (no sugar, no butter)

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE PIE (no sugar, no butter)

Whole Wheat Apple Pie (no sugar, no butter)

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE PIE (no sugar, no butter)

I'm obsessed :-) by recipes without sugar, and this whole wheat apple pie definitely is.
This pie is really good, healthy, with whole wheat flour and low in calories.
Even my teenage daughter approved, and this is really reassuring :-)
I'm really happy because I didn't use any type of sugar (brown sugar, apple juice, powdered stevia and similar).
Apple pie is a classic dessert but the classic recipe calls for loads of butter, sugar and all-purpose flour. Without compromising the delicious taste, I’ve eliminated these three ingredients to create an apple pie without refined flour and sugar and butter.
Substituting butter with avocado not only lowers the calorie content — half a cup of butter is 800 calories, and the same amount of mashed avocado is 18 but it also yields a softer, moister baked good. While this fruit is high in fat, avocados contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, which can actually lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and maintain HDL (good) cholesterol and help decrease belly fat.
Try this speedy and healthy recipe that takes just 15 minutes.

Ingredients:
  • 7 oz. avocado, mashed (or 2 tablespoons sunflower oil)
  • 1 - 1/4 cup of vegetable milk (almond or rice)
  • 5 oz. whole wheat flour 
  • 3 tablespoons sultanas
  • 2 medium apples, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 1 pear, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder 
Place sultanas in a small saucepan, cover them with hot water and let them rest for 8 to 10 minutes until they are soft.
Beat the egg white until stiff peaks form.
Grease a pan with butter and dust with flour, then put part of the apple slices all around.
In a large bowl mix vegetable milk with an egg yolk and add the mashed avocado, the flour, sultanas, the rest of apple and pear slices, cinnamon, baking powder.
Stir all the ingredients until the apples and pears are well embedded. Finally add the egg white.
Pour the mixture in the pan and spread it all around, covering the apple slices.
Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until browned.
Let it rest 20 minutes before slicing.

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