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Apple Dumplings Made Better With SPLENDA® Blend @Splenda
My husband’s birthday was this week and I wanted to make him something different that wasn’t overloaded with calories. We have both been watching what we are eating and neither of us wanted birthday cake on the heels of Thanksgiving eating. This is also a great recipe to have my daughter help me with in the kitchen.
First I cored, sliced and peeled three apples – this part was my job.
Then mix 1.25 cups of SPLENDA® Blend with 1.5 teaspoons vanilla, 1.5 teaspoons of cinnamon and 1.5 sticks of melted butter. Put this mixture aside.
While I was working on the mixture, my daughter was working on wrapping each slice of apple in either croissant dough or pie crust dough.
Place the wrapped apples into a greased baking pan – we are using a pyrex dish.
Once they are all in the pan – pour/spread the mixture on top. Now – make sure you leave plenty of space in between each dumpling because they will balloon up and need plenty of space – I know from experience….LOL.
Drizzle 9 ounces of Sprite or some other lemon/lime soda over the entire pan contents. I used Sprite Zero. Bake at 350 for about an hour – until the dough is thoroughly cooked through and the apples are soft.
These are really so delicious! Enjoy them on a cold winter evening and spend some family time with Apple Dumplings and a nice movie.
Adds sweetness and moistness to baking.
Provides browning and volume to baked goods just like sugar.
Ideal for layer cakes, brownies, and muffins.
SPLENDA® Sugar Blend is available in a two-pound bag that contains the sweetness equivalency of four pounds of sugar.
Just a half-cup of SPLENDA® Sugar Blend replaces a full cup of sugar. You can find SPLENDA® Sugar Blend at Walmart!
Okay now you have me craving Apple Dumplings. I love my deserts and if I can count a few calories with Splenda I say yes. I must say I am liking how simple this is.
I have never made apple dumplings and with splenda you take out some of the guilt. I need to goer some apples.
These look delicious and easy to make too! I love apple dumplings!
I’ve baked with Splenda several times and I couldn’t tell the difference between it and real sugar. These apple dumplings look delicious right about now. 🙂
I saw these on Twitter and they looked SO DELICIOUS. I am not much of a baker but I think I could pull these off. Apple dumplings are delicious so i’m excited to see a way to make them even better!
I love you sharing this. I want to bring this to bunco. I have friends that need sugar free alternatives.
Ohhh ! I have all these things in my house. I will have to make these. They would be a big hit in my house.