Recipe: Tasty Mom's apple pie/ diabetic friendly
Mom's apple pie/ diabetic friendly. This is my mother's apple pie recipe. It is truly delicious and THE only apple pie my father, husband and I will eat! Use store bought or homemade Carolyn, I am SOOOOO picky when it comes to apple pie.
Well, my aunt came to visit us last night from another state, and she is diabetic, so I skeptically looked up no-sugar-added recipes. Here is how you cook it. Ingredients of Mom's apple pie/ diabetic friendly. You can have Mom's apple pie/ diabetic friendly using 0 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Mom's apple pie/ diabetic friendly
Can you same amount in regular sugar if not making diabetic. Toss sliced apples with Splenda mixture, lemon zest and juice. This keeps apples from turning brown until all are peeled and sliced and adds touch of lemon flavor. In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Mom's apple pie/ diabetic friendly step by step
- Preheat oven to 375°F..
- Place one pie crust on pie plate leaving about 1/4 of pie crust over edges.
- In large bowl of cold water,place lemon and juice of lemon and put apple slices in water as you peel and prepare.This keeps apples from turning brown until all are peeled and sliced and adds touch of lemon flavor..
- In another bowl combine sugars,flour, cinnamon, allspice and salt..
- Thoroughly drain apples and let sit for several minutes to allow as much water to drain as possible. Then mix in melted butter and sugar mixture.Toss to coat apples well..
- Put apples in bottom pie crust and mound into middle of pie..
- Take second crust and place over pie taking the bottom edges and folding them up and under top edges to seal..
- Make a slit in center to vent while baking..
- Place pie on a baking tray that can hold any juices that overflow from pie while baking. Forgetting this step leads to cleaning oven next day :).
- Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Lower oven to 350 and continue to bake for another 45-50 minutes until golden brown..
- Enjoy with sugar free vanilla ice cream on the side..
Place sliced apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with sugar mixture. In a large bowl, combine apple slices, sugar and cinnamon. In a separate large bowl, cut shortening into flour using a pastry blender. If it does not, use hands to form a ball. Cool, smooth and creamy, this pretty pie is a slice of heaven for people with diabetes and anyone who likes an easy yet impressive dessert.
