6 Dishes That Slash 1,000 Calories Off Your Meal

Apple Phyllo Tart

Serve Flaky Apple Phyllo Tart and Frozen Yogurt...

...instead of apple pie and ice cream
Phyllo dough satisfies your flaky-piecrust craving without all the saturated and trans fat of a regular crust.

Calories saved: 340
Grams of fat saved: 25 (8g saturated)
Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 3 full sheets phyllo dough
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 large apples (2 Granny Smith, 2 red), cored, halved, cut into 1/8-inch slices
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. On a flat surface, stack phyllo sheets, lightly coating the top of each with butter-flavored cooking spray. Cut in half; put one half on top of the other to form a stack of 6 layers. Cut into 6 portions (about 4 1/2 inches square).
3. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool on pan on rack. Preheat oven to broil.
4. Mix sugar and cinnamon in bowl; set aside.
5. Arrange apple slices in two 9-by-13-inch baking pans. Lightly coat slices with cooking spray. Broil for 1 minute. Stir. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Broil for about 1 minute.
6. To serve, top each phyllo stack with apple mixture and frozen yogurt.

Nutritional Information

Per serving: 200 calories, 3g protein, 44g carbohydrate, 2g fat (1g saturated), 4g fiber.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, December 2006.