Diabetic Apple Cherry Crunch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium cooking apples, peeled and chopped
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. almond flavoring
1 c. rolled oats
1/3 c. margarine
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. granulated fructose, divided
1 can pie cherries (packed in water)
3/4 c. apple juice concentrate, divided
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Place chopped apples in medium bowl. Drain cherries, saving juice.
Add cherries to apples; set aside. In small saucepan, combine cherry juice, concentrate and 1/4 cup fructose. Stir over medium heat until thickened.
Remove from heat.
Add almond flavoring.
Pour over fruit.
Pour entire fruit mixture into a round 2-quart casserole dish which has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray.
Combine flour, oats, cinnamon, margarine, 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate and 2 tablespoons fructose, mixing to a crumb-like consistency.
Crumble over fruit mixture.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until browned.
Yields 16 servings.
Each serving contains 141 calories (27% from fat).