Zero Points!

As many of you know, I am on weight watchers and usually what I like to do is find a way to eat something with as little points as possible, so that when I have a snack I don't feel quilt.  

For dessert last night I made this amazing dessert my mom always used to make for us when we were little.  And she told me that her mom used to make it.  My Grandmother used to own a weight-loss center in Roxbury called “Let’s Be Slim”, people used to be able to work-out there, and then have lunch in the health food store.  It was a great set-up and unfortunately she eventually closed the business to pursue other ventures.  Too bad she wasn’t alive today to help me.  Well I guess she is through my mom and this recipe!  

My Grandmother and my mom make this recipe with diet 7up but because I broke up with soda, I used seltzer water flavored lemon lime and it worked just as well, if not better, because now my kids to can have the apple dessert  and I don’t have to think they are having soda.  

The Recipe

Cut up a bunch of apples, make two if you want a small personal serving, I like to use about 6 apples so we have extra for multiple meals.  Slice them up, the thickness depends on you.  Spread them out in a pan, I used a 9X13 pan since I made more apples.  Sprinkle stevia over the apples, or another artificial sweetener to get zero points.  If you would like to use regular sugar to avoid the artificial stuff you’ll have to figure out the points.  I used three packets of stevia over all the apples.  Then sprinkle your apples with cinnamon.  I like to coat them with cinnamon since it’s a zero point spice that also boosts your metabolism.  Many benefits!  Then take your seltzer water and pour over the top of the apples, enough to coat them and give you a little bit of liquid underneath the apples.  But just a little bit, you don’t want to over soak them and make your apples fall apart.  Mix it up!  And pop in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15  minutes or until desired tenderness!   

Add some fat free cool whip and you have yourself a yummy treat that’s also healthy for you!

Serving size (1 cup apples/ 2tbsp of fat free cool whip) Total points ZERO

**Just a note, if you use the diet soda on weight watchers that's also zero points.

 Guess what?!  We ate it for breakfast this morning!  The kids loved it!

Happy Eating My Friends!