Is there any low-cal, low-fat substitute for nuts?
If you’re making a pie that’s apple walnut, you could try throwing in dried cranberries. They have less fat, but they have more sugar. You might be looking at the lesser of two evils. Or if you’re really concerned about the nuts, and you’re not sure you want to put them in, just don’t. You can make a lovely apple crisp with oats for the topping. If you’re making something like a pecan pie, then no. You’ve got to be committed to eating nuts. If you want a chocolate pecan pie, and you’re not sure about the nuts, make a chocolate pie. Look at the recipe and determine are the nuts just kind of addition to what the main dessert is. If it is just a side note, take them out. A lot of times, especially people who don’t professionally cook, they look at a recipe and think it’s a list of rules that they have to follow from start to finish, and there’s no breaking them. People need to remember that recipes are a guide. If it calls for walnuts and you don’t like walnuts, take them out. If you want
