Low Fat Baked Onion Rings

These are great as a snack or in my case, a perfect side dish to a nice juicy turkey burger! Baking them with a blend of Panko, cornflake crumbs and breadcrumbs gives these a fabulous crunch without all the fat. I found the best way to bread these is using tongs instead of your fingers, so you don’t lose much of the breading. Some of the crumb mixture and buttermilk were left, so if you use that you will have to add more points, I just got rid of what was left.

 Servings: 2 • Serving Size: 1/2 • Points+: 2 pt • Calories: 74.7 • Fat: 0.6 g 

 Carb: 14.7 g • Fiber: 1.6 g • Sugar: 1.7 g • Protein: 2.9 g

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, sliced into 1/4 inch rings(I used a white onion)
• 2 1/4 cups low fat buttermilk
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup Italian seasoned whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup crushed corn flake crumbs
• salt to taste 
• olive oil baking spray

Directions:

Place slices of onion in a shallow dish. Pour the buttermilk over the top and let them soak for about 1 - 2 hours, refrigerated Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

Combine panko, bread crumbs and corn flakes and place half of the crumbs in a large dish, season with salt. Reserve the rest for when the first batch is used up. This should help avoid clumping and they should stick better to the onions Dip each soaked onion ring into the crumb mixture; coat well. Place rings onto two cookie sheets. Lightly spray with oil. Bake about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.