This post is sponsored by Truvia®. All comments and opinions are my own.
If summer is the season for grilling, then fall and winter are the seasons for delicious holiday treats. There are so many opportunities to create incredible themed desserts and drinks, everything from cookies, cakes, and pies to hot chocolate, coffee drinks, cocktails, mocktails and much, much more!
But with so many holiday recipes calling for sugar, maintaining your health goals can be difficult. That’s why whenever I’m whipping up something yummy for a holiday party or pot-luck get-together, I like to swap out traditional sugar for Truvia® Sweeteners in my favorite recipes.
For all of us who are trying to cut calories and sugar, Truvia® makes it easy to enjoy all those holiday favorites. With Truvia® Sweet Complete® sweeteners you get sweetness without sugar AND zero calories per serving!
Truvia® Sweet Complete® is sweetened with stevia and used just like sugar. So if your recipe calls for a cup of sugar, just use a cup of Truvia® Sweet Complete® Granulated All-Purpose Sweetener instead. And if your recipe calls for brown sugar grab a bag of Truvia® Sweet Complete® Brown. It measures cup-for-cup like brown sugar and has zero calories per serving.
That is so important in my world. After all, when I am making a recipe the last thing I want to do is try deal with edits or modifications. I love that there’s no conversion charts or guessing how much to use. Truvia® Sweet Complete® Sweeteners measure, bake and sweeten just like sugar.
So when it’s time to pull out those classic recipes you love, Truvia® makes it easy to reduce sugar while keeping all the flavor.
Speaking of classic recipes, a Rustic Apple Tart is a fall staple here at my house. There’s something about a warm, fresh-baked tart that definitely puts me in an autumn state of mind. It’s one of my favorite desserts because you don’t have to worry about it looking perfect. In fact, the messy, rustic appearance just adds to the charm of the dish.
You only need a few ingredients to whip up a crowd-pleasing treat that will be the perfect end to any holiday meal.
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour + plus 1 tablespoon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1½ sticks COLD unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
- ⅓ cup ice water
- 3 tablespoons Truvia® Sweet Complete® Granulated All-Purpose Sweetener (divided)
- 4 large apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch thick slices
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves, melted
- Add 1½ cups of flour and the salt to a food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add the cold butter and pulse to process just until the butter is the size of peas, about 5 seconds.
- Add the ice water and pulse until moistened, another 5 seconds.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead just until the dough comes together to form a ball.
- Press the dough into a disk and move to a lightly floured work surface.
- Roll out the dough into a 15-inch circle about ¼-inch thick.
- Use your rolling pin to transfer the dough to a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, add 1 tablespoon of flour and 2 tablespoons of Truvia® Sweet Complete® Granulated All-Purpose Sweetener and mix to combine.
- Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the prepared dough then arrange the sliced apples on top in overlapping concentric circles to within 3 inches of the edge.
- Gently fold the excess dough over the apples and brush the apples and dough with the melted butter.
- Sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of Truvia® Sweet Complete® Granulated All-Purpose Sweetener over the top of the apples/dough.
- Chill the tart in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400º F then place the prepared tart into the oven and bake for 50 – 60 minutes, until the apples are tender and crust is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and brush the top of the crust with the melted apricot preserves.
- Cool slightly then slice and serve.
Adapted from Food & Wine
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