Sugar-Free Sour Cream Apple Dessert
cookie crust ingredients:
2 cups biscuit mix
1/4 cup pecan pieces
2/3 cup pitted dates
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons warm water
6 Tablespoons butter
filling ingredients:
1 1/2 cups apple juice concentrate
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla
5 medium apples (about 6 cups)
2 cups light (or nonfat - if flavorful) sour cream
6-serving package non-instant sugar-free vanilla pudding
2 Tablespoons pecans (reserved)
instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
crust:
Use a blender or food processor to chop pecan pieces until finely
ground. Sift biscuit mix, and stir in 1/4 cup pecans. Set aside.
Use a food processor or blender to purée dates, gradually adding egg
whites and warm water. Beat several minutes until creamy. Melt butter,
and then stir in date cream and vanilla. Fold liquid ingredients into
biscuit mix. Stir only until blended.
Press the moist dough to the edges of a 9" x 11" pan or into two 9" pie
pans. The crust will be about 1/4 inch thick.
Bake 7-10 minutes at 350 degrees until light brown on top edges. Set
aside.
filling:
Leave oven at 350 degrees.
Quarter, core, peel, and thinly slice apples.
In a microwave or on the stove, warm apple juice concentrate, cinnamon,
and vanilla. Place sliced apples in a bowl of the warm apple juice
mixture. Heat 2 minutes on high in the microwave; then stir apple
pieces, and heat 3 more minutes
on high. (If you don't have a microwave, heat in juice on stove until
apples are soft.) Using a slotted spoon, spread apple slices (without
juice) evenly over the cookie crust.
Pour off the apple juice into a pot. Whisk sour cream into apple juice
mixture until blended. Add vanilla pudding powder. Heat on medium,
stirring constantly, until at a full boil.
Pour hot pudding mix evenly over sliced apples, just covering the edges
of the crust.
Sprinkle on top 2 Tablespoons finely chopped pecans, and bake at 350
degrees 7-12 minutes.
Allow at least 20 minutes to cool and set. Serve warm or at room
temperature. Makes 18 2" x 3" servings.