Blueberry-Apple Cordials - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Nicole Rucker
For those times when you buy as many quarts of berries as you can carry, then don’t know what to do with them, preserve them into drinkable form.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 wide strip lemon zest
- 2 cups applejack brandy (such as Laird’s Jersey Lightning)
- Simple syrup (for serving)
- Sparkling wine or club soda (for serving; optional)
Instructions
- Combine blueberries, lemon zest, and brandy in jar and seal tightly. Let sit in a cool dark place, shaking jar daily, until mixture is a deep purple color, about 1 month.
- Strain mixture through cheesecloth into a pitcher or large bowl (do not press on solids or mixture will become cloudy) and add simple syrup to taste. Chill until cold, about 30 minutes. Serve cordial in small glasses.
- To make a spritzer, place 1 oz. cordial in a flute and top off with sparkling wine.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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