[Diana3271]

Has anyone ever made anything like this? http://allrecipes.com/recipe/apple-p...ty/Detail.aspx I want to do something like this and put vanilla ice cream over it. I am looking for something very simple and only a few ingredients. It looks like it's a great option, but I just don't know about how the bread will taste. TIA

[Vladadog]

I love Apple Pan Betty and it's really great with ice cream.

However, I usually make apple crisp instead because it uses oatmeal rather than white bread. Same basic idea though and they are both yummy!

[Diana3271]

Vladadog So, you would use the oatmeal the same way? Do you use quick cook oats? TIA

[Vladadog]

I don't use quick oats although I think for apple crisp they'd work fine. I buy locally grown/made oatmeal and they don't do a quick oats version.

I usually make a large apple crisp (the kids love it for breakfast) but here's my guess at a 1 or 2 person serving:

cut 2 T butter into 2 T oats, 1 T whole wheat flour, 1 T dark brown sugar, plus a bit of cinnamon and a bit of nutmeg if you have them so that butter is in small pieces and it's all pretty evenly mixed together

Core and slice fairly thin 1 or 2 apples (I have one of those nifty machines that cores, peels, and slices all at the same time but if I was just doing one apple I'd do it by hand and leave the peel on (more fiber!) The apples cook down and I like my crisp with lots of apples so I'd use 2

place apple slices in bottom of oven proof dish

sprinkle butter/oat/sugar mixture on top

bake at 375 till topping is melted and bubbly golden

serve with whipped cream or ice cream (although it's great without either - when we have it for breakfast the kids certainly don't get any ice cream but sometimes i will put a squirt of whipped cream on top)

not low cal although lower calorie and healthier than the apple pan betty. Here's my guess for a 2 apple version:

468 calories
23g fat
60mg cholesterol
190mg sodium
23g carbs
12g sugar
2g fiber
2g protein

[Diana3271]

Thanks. I am going to make an apple crisp and top it with a little vanilla ice cream. It's hard to believe how those calories add up.

[Vladadog]

They do add up, but as far as "treats" go apple crisp is better than many. Apples are undeniably good for you. Oatmeal is too. I personally believe that butter has gotten a bad rap - yeah, you shouldn't overdo it but your body needs fats and I'm on the side that butter is one of the good ones.

Anyway, with a bit of ice cream you're looking at a 300 calorie dessert that will be filling, satisfying, and have some actual nutritional value. You can't say that about most desserts.