Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup margarine, softened
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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8 ounces plain low-fat yogurt
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2 egg whites
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2 cups peeled chopped granny smith apples
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1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
- Reserve 2 cups flour mixture, and set aside.
- Add baking soda and next 3 ingredients to remaining flour mixture; beat well.
- Add vanilla and next 2 ingredients; beat well.
- Stir in apple.
- Press reserved 2 cups flour mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle walnuts over flour mixture.
- Spread apple mixture over prepared crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until browned.
- Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- Yield: 24 servings (serving size: 1[2-1/4 x 2-1/8-inch] bar).
- NOTES: Ann Lapinski, of Schenectady, New York, lightened her mother's crunchy dessert recipe and served it to her family.
- They didn't notice any difference.