Minnesota Apple Crisp - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 5 cups peeled, cored, and sliced tart apples
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place the apples into an ungreased 7x11-inch baking dish and sprinkle them with the sugar and cinnamon. Stir to combine thoroughly.
- In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, flour, and softened butter until well combined; sprinkle over the apples.
- Bake in the preheated oven for until the apples are bubbling and the topping is lightly browned, 45 to 60 minutes. Serve hot.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, 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). Apples wi...
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