APPLE PIE TARTLETS

 Apple Pie Tartlets

      These mouth- watering morsels are a delightful addition to a dessert buffet or snack tray. For convenience, you can prebake the shells a day or two ahead of serving.
         ---- Queenados, portharcourt,Nigeria.

INGREDIENTS:
-1 Sheet refrigerated pie pastry
-1 tablespoon sugar
-Dash ground cinnamon

Filling:
-2 teaspoons butter or stick margerine
-2 cups diced peeled apples
-3 tablespoon sugar or less
-3 tablespoons fat- free caramel ice cream topping
-2 tablespoons all purpose flour
-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
-1/8 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:
(1) Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface; cut into twenty 2 1/2inches circles.
(2) Press onto the bottom and up the sides of miniature muffin cups coated with nonstick cooking spray.
(3) Prick pastry with a fork. Spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
(4) Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pastry.
(5) Bake at 350 degree for 6-8 mins or until golden brown.
(6) Cool for 5 mins before removing from pans to wire rack.
(7) In a saucepan,melt butter. Add apples; cook and stir over medium heat for 4-5mins or until crisp tender. Stir in the sugar,caramel topping,flour,cinnamon,lemon juice and salt.
(8) Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 mins or until sauce is thickened and apples are tender.
- Cool for 5 mins,spoon into tart shells. Yield:10 servings.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS: One serving(2 tartlets) equals 150 calories,6g fat (3g saturated fat),6mg cholesterol,126mg sodium,22g carbohydrate,  1g fiber,1g protein.

DIABETIC EXCHANGES:1 1/2 starch,1 fat.

Apple pie tartlets