Comments on: Apple Tarte Tatin

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:59:28 +0000

If tempted to use a sugar substitute or honey, keep in mind this recipe is centered around cooking the apple slices in caramel sauce. I don’t think you can make a true caramel without sugar and butter. This recipe cuts down drastically on the amount of sugar and butter, meaning the sauce will contain a much higher proportion of apple juice than caramel.

By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:54:08 +0000

Another alternative is to use Splenda Brown Sugar (pkg recommends to use 1/2 the usual amount in the recipe when substituting Splenda brown sugar for baking) and we use regular Benecol a lot for cooking, even baking, instead of butter. Beware: the Light Benecol cannot be used for cooking.

By: ritu

ritu — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:25:36 +0000

instead of brown sugar can we use a little bit of honey, as u know apple is sweet so there is no need for brown sugar, and for butter which has very high fat in it we can use cholesterol free margarine which has omega 3 in it which is good for health.

By: Delia

Delia — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:48:52 +0000

This recipe uses very little butter and sugar for a dessert. There are inexpensive software programs that allow you to calculate the nutrition analysis for any recipe very easily, if you’re concerned about that. Also, phyllo dough is an alternative to the puff pastry, if you want to cut down further on the fat.

By: Anita

Anita — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:16:29 +0000

I’m guessing the nutrition facts aren’t included, because it depends what sort of pastry dough you buy. IMHO, brown sugar is moderately healthy. If I were going to bake a tart though, I wouldn’t expect it to be extremely healthy. This recipe is a good alternative to traditional tarts.

By: Judy Gazik

Judy Gazik — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:41:53 +0000

I agree about the carbs. As a diabetic those values are very important to me as well. I do know butter is better than margarine. How would this recipe work with stevia or xylitol as sweetener? I am also lap band patient and am limited as to quantity and quality of food.

By: Lindsay Davila

Lindsay Davila — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:31:32 +0000

since when are butter and brown sugar considered healthy ingedients for a “healthy” diet???

By: Norm LaBrie

Norm LaBrie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:42:47 +0000

Did someone forget to include the nutrition facts for the Apple Tarte Tatin? As a diabetic, I always want to know how many carbohydrate grams, and how many calories and how much fat my food contains. Apparently your Health website is not overly concerned with diabetics…

By: enough25@aol.com

enough25@aol.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:30:27 +0000

Apple Tart