Peanutty Caramel Apple "Gramwiches"

This month, the American Heart Association released its flagship cookbook, aptly titled The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 8th Edition, and affectionately dubbed "Big Red." It contains more than 600 heart healthy recipes, including 150 brand-new ones.

Here is their recipe for a quick and easy sweet snack.

​Peanutty Caramel Apple "Gramwiches"

Serves 6; 1 gramwich per serving

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons fat-free caramel topping
• 3 low-fat graham crackers (3 rectangular flats), each broken into 2 squares
• 1 large apple

In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and caramel topping. Spread on the graham crackers.

Holding the apple upright, cut 6 lengthwise slices, each 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide, from the sides. (Discard the core and reserve any remaining apple for munching.) Place one apple slice on each graham cracker square.

Read the original article at http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2010/09/american_heart_association_rel.php

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