Magically Fast Apple Pie - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 box Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
- 1 package (10 oz) frozen cinnamon apples (1 cup) or 1 box (12 oz) frozen escalloped apples, slightly thawed
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon-sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
- Vanilla ice cream, if desired
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 °F. Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll crust on ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Spoon cinnamon apples evenly onto half of crust to within 1 inch of edge. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon-sugar over apples.
- Brush water over edge of crust. Fold untopped half of crust over apples; press edges with fork to seal. Cut three 1-inch slits in top. Sprinkle remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon-sugar over top.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until top is crisp and golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; place on serving platter. If desired, serve with ice cream.
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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