Baked Apple Custard

For Thanksgiving I wanted to make something special, that would still be in keeping with my diet.  I've been enjoying baked apples as sweet treats, and thought something along those lines would be perfect.

Recipe:

3 apples
1 tablespoon butter
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar (or 2 tablespoons stevia)
2 teaspoons vanilla
3-4 teaspoons spices (apple pie spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger)
2 tablespoons ground almonds

Preheat oven to 350°.
Butter a 2 quart baking dish, sprinkle with ground almonds and shake to coat.
Core apples and cut into thin slices.
Melt butter and pour over apple slices.  Stir to coat.  Arrange apple slices in baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs.  Add milk and sugar or stevia and mix well.  Add vanilla and spices.
Pour custard over apples.  Place the baking dish in a 9x13 inch pan and fill with hot water. The hot water should come at least 1 inch up the side of the baking dish.
Bake for 1.5 to 2 hours or until a sharp knife inserted into the custard comes out clean.

Lovely!  It may not be entirely diet friendly, but it's not completely diet unfriendly, especially since I used stevia instead of sugar.

The ground almonds on the outside add a nice texture and nutty flavor, but they're totally optional.

It went together very easily, and I think it's quite tasty.