Chocolate Chip Meringue Bites

(Yields 3 dozen)

Ingredients:

100g dark or milk chocolate chips

2 large egg whites  

½ teaspoon cream of tartar                 

160g sugar           

Directions:

1.   Preheat oven to its lowest setting. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2.   In medium mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer until foamy. Slowly add sugar. Continue beating at high speed until stiff peaks form.

3.   Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to fold the chocolate chips into the meringue.

4.   Drop meringue by tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper.

5.   Bake 1 ½ hours. Remove from oven. Cool before removing from parchment paper. Store in airtight container.

Calories: 34

Carbohydrates: 6g (grams) | Protein: 0 | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 0

Cinnamon Baked Apples

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

4 tart yellow apples                       2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 tablespoons honey                      ½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon lemon juice               25oml apple juice

Directions:

1.   Preheat oven to 190 degrees C/374 degrees F. Wash apples. Remove center core without cutting all the way through the apple. Place apples in a small baking dish.

2.   In small bowl, combine honey, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Divide the mixture and place into the center of each apple. Pour apple juice over and around the apples.

3.   Bake 35-45 minutes or until apples are soft. Be sure to baste apples occasionally, every 10-15 minutes.

Calories: 128

Carbohydrates: 34g (grams) | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0 | Fiber: 3.5g

Cinnamon Apple Chips

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

2 apples, sliced very thinly

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon                    

Directions:

1.   Preheat oven at its lowest setting.

2.   Cover a baking tray with parchment paper. Lay out apple slices in a single layer over the parchment paper.

3.   In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples.

4.   Bake for 1 ½ hours until the apple slices dry out. Remove from tray.

Calories per serving: 54
Carbohydrates: 15g (grams) | Protein: 0 | Fat: 0 | Fiber: 3g