Family Favorite Apple Crisp - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Family Favorite Apple Crisp is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 pounds apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Spread apple slices into prepared baking pan. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Cut butter into oat mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; spread over apples.
- Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and apples are soft and tender, about 30 minutes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, Apples.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Family Favorite Apple Crisp 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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