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Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log Recipe | Myrecipes
Servings: 12
Lunch

This Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log Recipe | Myrecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Whitney Wright Use this succulent, syrupy fruit as a topping for pound cake or ice cream. You can also spoon it over a softened log of goat cheese instead of cream cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 (10-oz.) package fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 5 fresh sage leaves
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
  • Assorted crackers

Instructions

  1. Stir together first 8 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 to 18 minutes or until about one-fourth of liquid remains. Remove from heat, and cool 20 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs, sage leaves, and cinnamon stick.
  2. Place cream cheese on a serving platter. Spoon desired amount of cranberry mixture over cream cheese. Serve with crackers.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Cranberries.

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Researche...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, this Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log 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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