Dried-Fruit Turnovers - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- .13 tsp. ground cloves
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 c. dried apricots
- 1/4 c. dried cranberries
- 1/4 c. golden raisins
- 2 tbsp. light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. brandy
- 2 tbsp. heavy cream
- 1 tbsp. fine white sanding sugar
Instructions
- Make the dough: Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves in a medium bowl and set aside. Using a mixer set on medium speed, whip the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Add the flour mixture and mix until just blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill overnight.
- Make the filling: Roughly chop the apricots, cranberries, and raisins so all pieces are about the same size. Combine the fruit, brown sugar, and brandy in a small bowl, toss to combine, and refrigerate in a covered container overnight. Bring to room temperature before using.
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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