• 2 Golden Delicious apples, cored
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 tsp. lemon peel, grated
• 1/8 tsp. ground ginger

Peel top half of each apple. Combine remaining ingredients in a large heavy pan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes, uncovered. Set apples into pan with juice.

Cover,and continue to cook 15 minutes, or until apples are just tender, turning apples and basting frequently. Using a slotted spoon, remove apples from pan and cut in half. Place each half in a serving dish and keep warm. Strain the juice, return it to the pan and boil over medium high heat until reduced to 2/3 cup. Serve apples with warm juice.

Per serving: calories 74, fat 0.3g, 4% calories from fat, cholesterol 0mg, protein 0.6g, carbohydrates 18.8g, fiber 2.1g, sugar 15.9g, sodium 2mg, diet points 1.6.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 1.2, Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 0.0, Fat: 0.0, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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