White Peaches and Raspberries in Champagne Syrup Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups Champagne or dry white wine
- 1 cup water
- 3 strips lemon peel, pith removed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
- 5 firm-ripe white peaches, peeled and sliced thick (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 pint fresh raspberries (about 2 2/3 cups)
- Garnishes: sour cream and/or mint sprigs
Instructions
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often, 6 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add peaches, bring back to a simmer, and remove from heat. Let stand 30 minutes or until cool.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer peaches to 4 serving bowls. Cook remaining syrup 8 minutes or until thickened; cool. Strain over peaches, and chill at least 30 minutes. Add raspberries. Garnish, if desired.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon.
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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