Categories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake- tarts

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup wheat germ, any flavor
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup firmly packed pecans
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 4 Tbsp. stick butter or margarine, melted
• For the filling:
• 3 firm-ripe bananas, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 4 (8 oz.) cans pie-spiced apple pieces, well drained
• 1/2 cup cinnamon-flavored or other raisins
• Optional: Fat-free or reduced fat vanilla ice cream; frozen yogurt; or fat-free caramel ice cream topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray 13 × 9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray

2. To make topping: In medium bowl, combine wheat germ, brown sugar, pecans, flour and cinnamon, mix well. Stir in butter; mix well. Set aside.

3. For filling: toss bananas with lemon juice in balking dish; stir in apples and raisins. Spoon wheat-germ mixture evenly over fruit mixture.

4. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit mixture is bubbly. Cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature, with ice cream ad caramel topping, if desired.

5. Note: For the can pie-spiced apple pieces, you may substitute 2 (15 oz.) cans sliced apples (not canned apple pie filling), drained and coarsely chopped; add 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon to the filling.

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