CHEESY APPLE PIE IN A GLASS

4 cups Red Delicious apples (about 2 apples); thinly sliced & peeled

2/3 cup apple juice

1/4 cup brown sugar; packed

3 tablespoons raisins

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; divided

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon rum flavoring

3 oz. mascarpone cheese

3/4 cup low-fat cinnamon crisp graham cracker crumbs (about 8 crackers); divided

1 cup vanilla fat-free or low-fat frozen yogurt

mascarpone cheese (optional)

1. Combine apples, apple juice, brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon allspice in a medium saucepan. Cook 20 minutes over medium-low heat until apples are tender and mixture is slightly thick. Remove apple mixture from heat; let cool. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon allspice, vanilla, rum flavoring and mascarpone.

2. Spoon 1/4 cup apple mixture into each of 4 parfait glasses; sprinkle each with 1 1/2 tablespoons crumbs. Top each with 1/4 cup yogurt, 1/4 cup apple mixture and 1 1/2 tablespoons crumbs. Garnish with additional mascarpone cheese, if desired. Serve immediately.

Yields 4 servings

CALORIES: 339; PROTEIN: 4g; FAT: 11g; CARBS: 58g; FIBER: 4g; CHOL: 19mg; IRON: 1mg; SODIUM: 124mg; CALC: 144mg.

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