Cinnamon-Apple Panini Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Calories
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Protein
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Carbs
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Fat
Recipe by Jessica Cox
With a touch of sweet spice, cream cheese richness, and tart apple crunch, these melty-sweet sandwich triangles are sure to earn grade-A ratings. Serve as an after-school snack for the kids, or treat yourself to a quick-fix dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 (1-ounce) slices 100% whole-wheat cinnamon-raisin bread
- 12 thin slices Granny Smith apple
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon water
- 2 individually wrapped caramels
Instructions
- Combine the first 3 ingredients, stirring until smooth. Spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture over 1 side of each bread slice. Top each of 2 bread slices with 6 apple slices and remaining 2 bread slices, cream cheese side down. Lightly coat sandwiches with cooking spray.
- Heat a grill pan over medium heat; add sandwiches to pan. Cook 2 minutes on each side. Cut each into 4 triangles.
- Combine water and unwrapped caramels in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH for 30 seconds or until caramels melt, stirring after 15 seconds. Drizzle sandwiches with caramel.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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). Honey, of...
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