Mock Apple Pie.... WHY?! Would you put this in your body?!

jennyredfern

Someone just emailed me a "fantastic recipe" for Mock Apple Pie. It takes the only healthy ingredient out of apple pie (the apples) and replaces them with Ritz crackers. EWWWWWWWWWWW!!

Halfangel

That's truly revolting.

dolldreams

That is insane. If someone lives in an area where it is that hard to get apples, he/she needs to move lol!

sweetchildomine

Who in the heck would put the words "ritz crackers" and "fantastic recipe" in the same sentence lol. I personally like this recipe for a lower calorie apple pie from www.hungry-girl.com

Ingredients:
Crust
1 cup Fiber One Original bran cereal


2 sheets (8 crackers) low-fat honey graham crackers, broken into pieces


3 tbsp. granulated white sugar

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 cup light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown)

Filling
6 - 8 Fuji apples (enough to yield 8 cups once sliced)
1/4 cup brown sugar (not packed)
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. granulated white sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
Optional topping: Fat Free Reddi-wip

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a deep-dish pie pan with nonstick spray and set aside.

To make the crust, place cereal and graham cracker pieces in a blender or food processor, and grind to a breadcrumb-like consistency. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add white sugar and cinnamon, mix well, and set aside. 


In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine butter with 2 tbsp. water. Microwave for 15 seconds, or until just melted. Add to the medium bowl and stir contents until thoroughly mixed. Evenly distribute crust mixture along the bottom of the pie pan. Using your hands or a flat utensil, firmly press mixture into the edges and up along the sides of the pan to form the crust.




Bake crust in the oven for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Set oven to 375 degrees. Peel, core, and thinly slice 8 cups' worth of apples. Set aside.

In a large nonstick pot on the stove, combine all ingredients for the filling except apples and optional topping. Add 1 1/2 cups cold water and mix until ingredients have dissolved. Add apples and stir. Bring to medium-high heat and, stirring frequently, cook until liquid has thickened and apples have softened, 12 - 15 minutes.

Carefully transfer filling to the crust in the pan, and smooth out the surface with the back of a spoon. Bake in the oven until apples are very tender, 20 - 25 minutes.

Allow pie to cool and set completely. Cut into 8 slices and, if you like, top each serving with a generous squirt of Reddi-wip. Enjoy!

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8th of pie)
Calories: 159
Fat: 3g
Sodium: 167mg
Carbs: 37g
Fiber: 5.5g
Sugars: 23g
Protein: 1g

PointsPlus® value 4*

mamamudbug

That's a depression era or war time recipe, from when things were scarce or rationed. I can't remember which. I just remember finding the recipe when we were looking for something for a school project.

Imawonder

This is a VERY OLD recipe (generations old). I believe it came about when people were too poor to afford fruit that didn't grow locally. I know my great-grandparents used this recipe and it was actually a family (not me) favorite. We also called it "poor man's pie".

LilacDreamer

actually it pre-dates the depression. it's from a time when pioneer women couldn't keep apples fresh, but they could keep crackers in their covered wagons for a long time - along with sugar, water and whatever flavorings were needed.

Ritz "borrowed" the recipe from that time period.