Ingredients
olive or coconut oil cooking spray
1 box Pecan Nut Thins
1 egg scrambled
6 apples peeled and diced (use a dense, sweet variety like Honeycrisp or Fuji, or a combination)
1 Tbsp. cinnamon and/or Penzey's Baking Spice
1 tsp pure vanilla extract or a few drops of SweetLeaf Stevia Vanilla
5 drops SweetLeaf SteviaClear
water just enough to cover the apples
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F
Coat baking dish (I used a round cake pan) with cooking spray
For crust
In a food processor, chop Nut Thins until fine.
Break down scrambled egg with fork into small, fine pieces.
In a bowl, mix together crumbs with scrambled egg.
Press mixture into the bottom of baking dish.
For filling
Simmer apples in water for 20-30 min or until tender. Remove from heat after cooking and add 5 drops of SweetLeaf SteviaClear in 1 tsp vanilla. Stir together.
Add apples and cinnamon.
Take half of this mixture and blend until smooth in a blender or food processor.
Add the pureed apples to the chunky apples and spoon on top of the Nut Thin crust.
Bake
Bake in the oven for about 15 min.
Let cool and refrigerate – this makes the crust nice and chewy.
Reheat later or enjoy cold.
Notes 1 serving (1/6 pie slice) = 1 fruit, 1 daily allotment of crackers