Winter Fruit Chutney - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 orange, peel and white pith removed
- 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped dried pears
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped dried figs
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
- 2 small apples (about 8 ounces total), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Instructions
- Using small sharp knife, cut between membranes of orange half to release segments. Set segments aside.
- Combine white wine and next 6 ingredients in large nonreactive* saucepan. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Strain mixture; discard solids.
- Return liquid to saucepan. Add cranberries, pears, figs, raisins and ginger. Cover and simmer until fruit is tender, about 10 minutes. Add apples. Simmer until apples are just tender, about 15 minutes. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in reserved orange segments. Transfer to bowl. Cover and refrigerate. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, Cranberries, 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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