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Olive Garden Apple Carmelina


This is Olive Garden's famous low fat dessert. You can enjoy this one at home


Ingredients
Makes 4-6 servings

Topping
3/4 cup Flour
5 tablespoons Butter ( Softened )
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Sugar
Filling
2 (20 oz.) Cans Sliced Apples (drained )
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Apple Pie Spice
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt Methods/steps

Mix apples, 1/2 cup sugar, apple pie spice, 1/4 cup brown sugar, salt, and flour together, stir well. Pour into a lightly buttered 8" x 8" baking dish.
Place the topping ingredients together in a bowl. Mix then flour, salt, sugars and blend well. Add and work in the softened butter to the topping ingredients. Mixture should look like coarse meal. Sprinkle over apples and place in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes. Serve topped with your favorite vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce.

I love apple pie and this makes a nice lower calorie alternative - I can\'t get apple spice so I use Cinnamon and Nutmeg instead. If you want to be sinful make double the topping, as the suggested quantity is a bit on the mean side. Wonderful with good quality Vanilla ice cream and a little caramel sauce.