Cinnamon Baked Apple Yogurt

"It's late September and I really should be BACK in school!"  - Apologies to Rod Stewart - but it's 91 degrees and my AC is out.  I called Fall and asked "Where ARE you?!?"

Fall said he had to stop and pickup Summer. "I'll be there shortly, Summer is passed out drunk in my back seat and smells like Pumpkin Spice."

So..  It's Fall but it's too hot in the kitchen to cook..  What Oh What can I have or breakfast?

Hmm.. What have I got??   Apples from the orchard..  a little spice... And My breakfast staple Greek yogurt..  Aught to work!!

Cinnamon Baked Apple Greek Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients:

1 small to medium apple - cored and chopped in 1/2 inch pieces

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp water

1 Tbsp butter

Drizzle of molasses

8 oz Whole fat Greek Yogurt

1 - 2 oz Heavy Cream - optional
1 Tbsp chopped Walnuts

Sweetener of choice to taste - optional

Instructions:

• Chop apple into microwave safe cereal bowl
• Add cinnamon, water, butter and drizzle of molasses
• Microwave for 3 minutes on HIGH
• Stir well
• In a separate bowl spoon up yogurt
• Top with some cooked apple mixture
• Sprinkle with chopped nuts
• Pour on Optional heavy cream and add sweetener as desired
• Stir - Smile...  "Hello Fall"

Cook's Notes:

• For most bariatric patients this will make about 3 - 1/2 cup servings.  Keeps well in the refrigerator 
• Don't freak at the "molasses" - it's a miniscule amount and adds the missing "brown sugar" taste component to the dish
• I use Heavy Cream..  I LIKE Heavy Cream.  You can use whatever you please to thin the Greek yogurt a bit - you can even use REGULAR yogurt - I just never have any in my house...