Apple Raisin Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups grated apples
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg, freshly grated
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °.
- Combine the water, sugar, apples, raisins, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and cool completely.
- In a large bowl, stir the nuts and baking soda into the flour. Add the cooled mixture to the bowl, and stir until blended. Fill greased miniature muffin tins with batter to the top. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Note: Extra muffins can be stored in a re-sealable freezer bag
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Apples, Nuts, Walnuts.
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). Apples wi...
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