Makeover Mom's Apple Dumplings

Ingredients (19)

• 1-1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional
• DUMPLINGS:
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/3 cup 2% milk
• 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 small tart apples, peeled and cored
• 3/4 cup fat-free half-and-half