Apple Cherry Protein Crisp

Created by Leslie J. Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN⁺
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Craving that warm holiday spice? Don’t pass on this cornucopia of flavors yielding over 9 grams of Klean Isolate protein per serving.

Apple Cherry Protein Crisp
YIELD: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup Pumpkin Spice Cheerios, crushed
• ½ cup oats
• ⅓ cup Klean Isolate, unflavored
• ⅓ cup + 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts
• ⅓ cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 6 cored and peeled McIntosh apples, thinly sliced
• ½ cup dried cherries
• ¼ cup orange juice
• ½ tsp cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix together crushed cereal, oats, Klean Isolate, sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Use a pastry blender, large fork or your hands to blend in butter. Add walnuts.
3. Combine apples, cherries, orange juice and cinnamon in a bowl and stir.
4. Spoon apple mixture into a pie pan or 8-inch baking pan and top with crumb mixture.
5. Bake 35-40 minutes, until golden brown.

Nutrient Content per Serving: Calories: 272; Carbohydrate: 36.9 g; Fiber: 2.4 g; Protein: 9.1 g; Fats: 10.7 g; Sugar: 28.1 g; Potassium: 284 mg.

⁺Leslie Bonci is a retained consultant for Klean Athlete.