GOLDEN APPLE MERINGUES
This is an official 5 A Day recipe, and provides each person served with one serving of fruit each.
Serves 4
• 2 (¾ lbs.) Golden Delicious or Rome Beauty apples, pared and halved
• 1 cup orange marmalade
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 cups apple juice or water
• 2 egg whites
• 2 Tbsp. almonds, chopped, and toasted
Poach apples in apple juice about 5 to 7 minutes or until barely tender, drain.
Spoon 2 Tbsp. marmalade into center of each half.
Beat egg whites to soft peaks.
Add sugar gradually; beat until stiff.
Fold in almonds.
Cover tops of apple halves to edges with meringue.
Bake at 350 degrees 7 to 10 minutes or until lightly
browned.
Nutritional Analysis
Calories: 271
Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Sodium: 35 mg
% Calories from Fat: 9%
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