Bobby's Lighter Apple Pies - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 3 Mcintosh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 (15 oz) package refrigerated pie crust
- 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 °. Spray a large sheet tray with nonstick spray.
- Heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until melted. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook, over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft, 10 -15 minutes. Remove from the heat; let the filling cool 15 minutes.
- Cut the pie crust roll into 8 (1 1/4-inch) pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 5-inch round. Spoon 2 tablespoons filling slightly off center of each round. Fold each round over the filling to make a half-moon shape. Seal by pressing the edges with the tines of a fork. Prick the top of each pie two or three times to vent. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. A little of the filling may bubble out. Cool on the baking sheet on a rack 5 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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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