This Baked Apples with Meringue Recipe | Myrecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 °.
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Melt margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add 2 cups chopped apple, and sauté 5 minutes. Stir in currants, rum, and brown sugar, and cook 1 minute. Set aside.
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Core 4 apples, cutting to, but not through, bottoms. Enlarge cavity of each apple by cutting out about 1 inch around inside of core. Peel top half of each apple. Place apples in an 8-inch square baking dish. Spoon 1/2 cup apple mixture into center of each apple. Pour maple syrup and cider over apples; cover dish with foil. Bake at 350 ° for 15 minutes. Remove from oven; uncover dish.
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Beat the egg whites at high speed of a mixer until foamy. Add granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe the egg white mixture onto tops of apples. Bake the apples at 350 ° for an additional 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve baked apples with sauce.
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Note: A heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag can be used instead of a pastry bag. Spoon egg white mixture into bag; Snip 1 bottom corner of bag for opening.
Why this Baked Apples with Meringue Recipe | Myrecipes works for PCOS
Lunch is where most PCOS meal plans either succeed or collapse. A meal like this Baked Apples with Meringue Recipe | Myrecipes that combines adequate protein, fibre-rich carbs, and fat keeps blood sugar stable for the rest of the workday and reduces the late-afternoon energy crash that drives sugar cravings around 3-4pm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apples.
Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Baked Apples with Meringue Recipe | Myrecipes recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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