Spiced apple polenta bites
prep: 25 minutes
cook: 16-20 minutes
serving: 25
Nutrition Facts
each serving
KCal
50
Carbs
6.3g
fiber
0.4g
Protein
0.9g
Fat
2.3g
Saturates
0.2g
Sugars
2.9g
Salt
0.04g
Fruit/Veg Portion
-
Ingredients
all 15 types- 300ml boiling water
- 20g sugar
- 8 stevia tablets
- 1 heaped tsp ground ginger
- 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon
- half level tsp ground cloves
- 40g raisins
- 15g candied peel
- 100g instant polenta
- 1 unpeeled apple, cored and grated
- 1 egg, beaten
- 50ml rapeseed oil
- half tsp baking powder
- mini paper/foil baking cases
- 3 glacé cherries, 6 blanched almonds and 1 tsp pine nuts, to garnish
Directions
6 steps in totalStep 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4.
Step 2
Add the water to a pan, along with the sugar, stevia, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, raisins and candied peel. Stir and bring to boiling point, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
Step 3
Gradually stir in the polenta and keep stirring for 4–5 minutes until it has thickened, then remove from the heat.
Step 4
In a bowl, mix the apple, egg, oil and baking powder together, then vigorously stir into the polenta.
Step 5
Spoon into 25 cases and arrange on a baking sheet. Top each with either half a glacé cherry, an almond or a few pine nuts.
Step 6
Place in the oven and bake for 16–20 minutes until lightly browned on top.
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