Mulled Cider with Winter Spices - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Ingredients
- 12 cups apple cider
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- Peel (orange part only) from 1 orange, cut into strips
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon (packed) brown sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 whole cloves
- 2 whole allspice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups applejack brandy (optional)
Instructions
- Mix first 10 ingredients in large saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer mixture 30 minutes to blend flavors. Strain mulled cider into mugs. Serve cider, passing applejack brandy separately, if desired.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon.
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). Lemons ca...
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