Instructions:
Preheat the Oven: Begin by preheating your oven to 350°F (175°C). Properly preheating ensures that your bake cooks evenly and achieves the desired texture.
Prepare the Baking Dish: Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. This helps to prevent the cinnamon rolls and apple pie filling from sticking to the dish, making cleanup easier and ensuring your bake comes out perfectly.
Quarter the Cinnamon Rolls: Open the cans of reduced-fat cinnamon rolls and carefully quarter each roll. This means cutting each roll into four smaller pieces. Quartering the rolls helps them to cook more evenly and distribute throughout the dish.
Mix the Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the quartered cinnamon rolls, apple pie filling, and chopped nuts (if using). Gently fold the ingredients together to ensure that the cinnamon rolls are well coated with the apple pie filling.
Transfer to Baking Dish: Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly. This ensures that each serving will have a balanced amount of cinnamon rolls, apple filling, and nuts.
Bake: Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of the bake. It should come out clean, and the top should be golden brown.
Cool Slightly: Allow the bake to cool in the dish for about 10 minutes before serving. This helps the dish set and makes it easier to cut into portions.
Serve: Cut into 12 servings and serve warm. This dish is great on its own or with a dollop of low-fat yogurt for added creaminess.
Nutritional Information & SmartPoints Calculation:
Servings: 12
Calories per serving: Approximately 200
Smart Points per serving: 6
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