Apple pie
Ingredients:
- 2 apples, one cut into small cubes and one into thin slices (0 points)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (3 points)
- 2 eggs (0 points if eggs are 0 points on your plan)
- A pinch of salt (0 points)
- 8g (1 tsp) vanilla sugar (1 point)
- 120g (0.6 cup) sugar (23 points) – substitute with a zero-calorie sweetener (0 points)
- 100ml (1/2 cup) vegetable oil (24 points) – substitute with unsweetened applesauce (0 points)
- 130ml (1/2 cup) warm skim milk (2 points)
- 280g (1.75 cups) all-purpose flour (26 points) – substitute with a mix of whole wheat flour and almond flour (approx. 16 points)
- 16g (2 tsp) baking powder (0 points)
- 50g raisins (7 points)
- 1 egg yolk (2 points)
- 2 tablespoons skim milk (0 points)
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional, minimal amount for flavor)
Instructions:
- Preheat the Oven:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
- Prepare the Apples:
- Peel and cut one apple into small cubes and the other into thin slices. Set aside.
- Make the Batter:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with a pinch of salt until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla sugar and zero-calorie sweetener. Beat until well combined.
- Add the applesauce and warm skim milk, mixing well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture (whole wheat and almond flour) and baking powder, mixing until just combined.
- Stir in the apple cubes and raisins.
- Assemble the Cake:
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Arrange the apple slices on top in a decorative pattern.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk with 2 tablespoons of skim milk and brush over the apple slices.
- Bake:
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool and Dust:
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired (minimal amount for flavor).
Weight Watchers Points Calculation:
- Apples: 0 points
- Sugar (1 tbsp): 3 points
- Eggs: 0 points (on certain plans)
- Vanilla sugar: 1 point
- Zero-calorie sweetener: 0 points
- Unsweetened applesauce: 0 points
- Skim milk (130ml + 2 tbsp): 2 points
- Whole wheat and almond flour mix (approx. 16 points)
- Baking powder: 0 points
- Raisins: 7 points
- Egg yolk: 2 points
Total Points for the Entire Cake:
- 3 (sugar) + 1 (vanilla sugar) + 2 (skim milk) + 16 (flour mix) + 7 (raisins) + 2 (egg yolk) = 31 points
Servings: Assuming the cake serves 12 slices, the points per serving would be:
31 points / 12 servings = approximately 2.5 points per slice.
So, each slice of this Weight Watchers-friendly cake would be approximately 2.5 points.