Mrs. Carter's Skillet Apple Pie - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. (1 stick) plus 1 tbsp. salted butter
- 1 c. packed light brown sugar
- 2 (14-oz.) refrigerated rolled pie crust
- 1 (21-oz.) can apple pie filling
- 2 tbsp. cinnamon sugar, divided
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a 9" cast-iron skillet over medium heat, combine butter and light brown sugar until butter melts; remove from heat.
- Line the skillet with 1 pie crust. Top with apple pie filling and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. cinnamon sugar. Top with remaining pie crust. Brush with 1 tbsp. melted butter and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. cinnamon sugar.
- Cut four vents in crust. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve hot, topped with ice cream.
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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