Here's one of the best quick & easy dessert recipes out of the online cookbook of cakes, pies, cupcakes, tarts, cheesecakes, brownies, cookies. It's the exclamation point on dinner recipes.
Dessert doesn't have to be elaborate to compliment your main meal entree. Even a simple last bite like a fruit compote or a pudding recipe topped with whipped cream can make a wonderful last-statement sweet.
Consider your dinner recipe and what dessert recipe goes well to make a balanced taste. Avoid heavy or spicy dishes back to back. Balance rich dishes with simple ones. Don't serve too many spicy foods in one meal. Don't serve successive sweet dishes, such as chicken basted with currant jelly, mixed fruit salad and strawberry trifle dessert recipe.As the final dish, you want to serve dessert properly. Set out the dessert fork or spoon when you first set the table. Choose the "dessert container," such as a small plate or glass stemware, once you decide what dessert you will prepare so you can visualize how your final presentation will appeal to the eye. For example, set crystal stemware on a crystal dish with a stem of mint leaves.
Apple Pie
Servings: 8
Pastry for double-crust 9-inch pie
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup Equal Spoonful or Granulated*
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 cups peeled, cored, sliced Granny Smith or other baking apples (about 8 medium)
Substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener
Roll 1/2 the pastry on floured surface into circle 1 inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into plate. Combine cornstarch, Equal, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Sprinkle over apples in large bowl and toss to coat. Arrange apples in pie crust.
Roll remaining pastry into circle large enough to fit top of pie. Place over apples. Seal edges, trim and flute. Cut a few slits in top of pastry to allow steam to escape. Bake in preheated 400F oven 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is golden and apples are tender. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Source: Diabetic Gourmet