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This is a great last-minute dessert for the fall. Its basically a lightened up version of Martha Stewart's Baked Apples with Spiced Ricotta and Maple Syrup (Living February 1996).

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4 medium Rome apples - cored
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons maple syrup
3/4 heaping teaspoon fresh ginger
4 cinnamon stick
3/4 cup ricotta cheese, part skim milk
3 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons milk, 1% lowfat

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Heat oven to 350. Peel about one inch of skin from the top of the apples; cut a sliver off the bottom of the apples so they will stand. Place them in a 9 inch glass plate. Cut 1 tablespoon butter into 4 pieces; fill each apple core with a piece of butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1/8 teaspoon ginger, and one cinnamon stick. Place remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons syrup in bottom of pie plate.
Bake, basting several times with pan juices, until apples are golden and tender, about 35 minutes. Transfer apples to a baking dish; let baking juices stand to thicken, about 15 minutes. Puree ricotta, confectioner's sugar, remaining ginger, cinnamon, and milk in a blender. Serve ricotta "cream" with apples and drizzle with warm syrup. -
 Calories: 362 Calories From Fat: 32% Protein: 7g Carbohydrate: 59g Cholesterol: 39mg Sodium: 71mg
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