Pear-Cranberry Hand Pies - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 Bosc pears
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c. fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 package cold all-butter puff pastry
- 1 egg
- Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss diced pears with 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cranberries, ground cloves, cinnamon, and salt.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 14 1/2-inch square, about 1/8-inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry into 8 squares. Spoon the pear filling onto a corner of each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Fold the pastry over the filling to make a triangle and firmly press the edges to seal. Crimp the edges with a fork. Prick the top of each triangle once with the fork to allow steam to escape during baking. Transfer the hand pies to a baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until chilled.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the chilled hand pies with the beaten egg and sprinkle them with the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar. Bake the pies for about 30 minutes, until they are golden brown. Let the hand pies cool for at least 5 minutes. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
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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