Warm Spiced (and Spiked) Cabernet Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
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Recipe by Rachel Lasserre
From the Kitchen of…Rachel Lasserre, Art Director "If my cousin is in charge, then our warm wine punch goes especially boozy. Either way, it's got to have the oranges with the little cloves." Garnish this punch with a cinnamon s
Ingredients
- 6 whole cloves
- 1 orange, quartered
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 (750-milliliter) bottles cabernet sauvignon
Instructions
- Press cloves into the peel of quartered orange. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat (do not boil). Reduce heat to low, and cook 30 minutes. Remove orange and cinnamon.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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