Biggest Loser Apple Berry Cobbler
Crisps or Cobblers? Either way, a classic fruit dessert, and this one is simply sweetened with maple syrup and just a few tablespoons of cane sugar. Tender apples and sliced berries are topped with oats and pecans. A cobbler usually has a wet, moist dough dolloped on top of fruit, to make a biscuit style topping. A crisp, on the other hand, has a more streusel topping, with loose grains and nuts. So, we think of this recipe more as as Crisp than a Cobbler.
Servings: 9 Servings
Calories: 155kcal
A classic fruit dessert, but simply sweetened with maple syrup and just a few tablespoons of cane sugar. Tender apples and sliced berries are topped with oats and pecans.
Ingredients
Fruit Base
- 4 cups apples (sliced and peeled)
- ½ cup berries (optional, cleaned and sliced)
- ⅛ cup Vermont maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoon Splenda Sugar Blend (or granulated sugar)
Topping Option 1 (original)
- ¼ cup instant oats (for the blender)
- ½ cup instant oats (reserved, to be added after blending)
- ¼ cup pecans
- 1 tablespoon soy butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoon Splenda Sugar Blend (or granulated sugar)
Topping Option 2 (Adapted)
- ¼ cup instant oats (for blending)
- ¼ cup instant oats (reserved for adding after blending)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour (white or whole grain)
- ¼ cup pecans
- 1 tablespoon reduced calorie butter spread
- 3 tablespoons Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a 9x9 pan, spray with Pam non-stick cooking spray.
- Layer fruit on the bottom of the pan. If you are not using the berries, you may wish to increase the apples by the same amount. Drizzle maple syrup over the fruit. Sprinkle the cinnamon and cane sugar over the rest of the pan.
- For the toppings (both versions), in a food processor, add 1/4 cup instant oats, the flour (if using), pecans, butter, cinnamon, and cane sugar. Blend until all lumps are gone and everything is evenly and finely chopped.
- Add to a mixing bowl the remaining (reserved) instant oats and mix together by hand (to create a mixture of fine and coarse).
- Sprinkle topping mixture over fruit and bake for an hour or until fruit sets up.
- Cool for 15 minutes and serve.
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Spa Index Kitchen Notes
Our team much prefers Topping Version 2 -- we added a bit of flour in place of the full amount of oats (we reduced the oats by the amount of flour we added), and this gave us a nicer "crumble" without increasing the calorie count. We also used brown sugar blend, instead of white.
We also omit berries if we don't have them on hand --- it's good as an apple crisp as well. Tried this recipe?Mention or tag @SpaIndex so we can share!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 155 kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 30 g (10%) | Protein: 4 g (8%) | Fat: 7 g (11%) | Fiber: 4 g (17%)
Pretty good!