Tropical Snack Cake

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1/4 cup granulated sugar or 2 tablespoons heat-stable sugar substitute equal to
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
One 8-ounce can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1/2 cup fat free milk
1/3 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 medium)
1/4 cup egg substitute or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla

Cran-Apple Topping:
4 red apples (e.g., Macintosh)
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
8 packets Sugar substitute
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup water
1 cup cranberries

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8 x 8-inch square pan.

In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar or sweetener, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. In medium bowl, combine pineapple (including juice), milk, banana, egg substitute, oil and vanilla; blend well. Add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Pour batter into pan.

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store tightly covered.

12 Servings

Nutritional information per serving (1/12 of recipe made with granulated sugar or Sweet One and without salt):
Calories From Fat 25
Total Fat: 3g
Saturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol: 0g
Sodium: 250mg
Fiber: 1g
Protein 4g
Total Carlories 140 with granulated sugar; with Sweet One: 130
Total Carbohydrates 26g with granulated sugar; with Sweet One: 22g
Total Sugars 9g with granulated sugar; with Sweet One 5g
Exchanges with granulated sugar: 1 starch, 1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit; with Sweet One: 1 starch, 1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit

Courtesy of FitnessandFreebies.com
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