Microwave Honey Almond Apple Pie a la Mode
If you have a craving for apple pie ala mode this tastes just like it and it can be dish in hand within 5 minutes! I actually like this better than apple pie now. Plus, if youre on a diet or a diabetic then you can serve it with diabetic ice-cream and add some artificial sweetener to taste. It will only taste like youre breaking the rules. The apple you choose really make the taste and so pick your favorite apple that you think would taste great in an apple pie; normally you would avoid apples that go mushy when heated, but you dont have to worry about this here so pick your favorite apple. If you want a suggestion I recommend Granny Smith, McIntosh, Cortland or Red Delicious. Other great apples are: Northern Spy, Greening, Stayman, Jonamac, Macoun, Russet, Mutsu, York Imperial. For a tart pie go with Jonathan, Jonagold, Winesap and Pippin apples. For a sweeter taste try Fuji, Pink Lady, Suncrisp, Rome Beauty, and Empire apples.
If you have a craving for apple pie ala mode this tastes just like it and it can be dish in hand within 5 minutes! I actually like this better than apple pie now. Plus, if youre on a diet or a diabetic then you can serve it with diabetic ice-cream and add some artificial sweetener to taste. It will only taste like youre breaking the rules. The apple you choose really make the taste and so pick your favorite apple that you think would taste great in an apple pie; normally you would avoid apples that go mushy when heated, but you dont have to worry about this here so pick your favorite apple. If you want a suggestion I recommend Granny Smith, McIntosh, Cortland or Red Delicious. Other great apples are: Northern Spy, Greening, Stayman, Jonamac, Macoun, Russet, Mutsu, York Imperial. For a tart pie go with Jonathan, Jonagold, Winesap and Pippin apples. For a sweeter taste try Fuji, Pink Lady, Suncrisp, Rome Beauty, and Empire apples.
- Carbohydrate 27.5296462574416 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 3.15700875843378 g
- Fiber 4.80341255776238 g
- Protein 1.68660875363493 g
- Saturated Fat 0.261836875636714 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (131g)
- Sodium 1.92375000035238 mg
- Sugar 22.7262336996792 g
- Trans Fat 0.271347250465888 g
- Calories 131 calories
Step-by-step
- Slice apple into very thin slices, then dice fine and place into a bowl.
- Finely chop almonds and add them into the bowl.
- Mix the almonds and apple slices together.
- Pour a light drizzle of honey (to taste) over the tops of the almond-apple mix.
- Sprinkle cinnamon (to taste) over the top of the Almond-Apple mix.
- Lightly mix entire bowl contents.
- Heat on high in microwave for 1 minute; stir slightly and then microwave again for 1 additional minute or until the apples are really soft and steamy hot.
- Serve immediately over vanilla ice cream.
- Optional: For a Dutch Apple taste, squeeze lemon juice over the top and drizzle with your favorite liqueur, to taste.
Cinnamon carries the aromatic weight of this rapid dessert, bridging the gap between raw fruit and baked pastry without requiring an oven's radiant heat. Skeptics often watch microwave fruit preparations turn to rubber because moisture escapes unevenly under high electromagnetic agitation. Direct thermal conversion excites water molecules inside the apple cells instantly, yet without proper management, this causes localized boiling rather than gentle softening.
Slicing the fruit into very thin profiles and dicing them finely prevents the centers from remaining crunchy while the edges turn translucent and overcooked. Heating the mixture for an initial 60-second burst, stirring to redistribute the heat sink, and applying a second 60-second interval ensures the cellular walls break down completely into a tender compote. Honey provides invert sugars that caramelize slightly faster than sucrose under microwave energy, yielding deep flavor notes rapidly.
Variations incorporating lemon juice introduce citric acid, which alters the pH balance and brightens the naturally sweet apple flesh against the cold dairy.
