Slow Cooker Wassail - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Ingredients
- 4 cups apple juice
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 4 cups orange juice
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons whole cloves
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- One 2-inch knob ginger, peeled and sliced into coins
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 orange, sliced
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the juices, honey, cloves, cinnamon sticks, ginger, lemons and oranges in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours. The longer it cooks, the more the flavor from the spices will permeate the wassail.
- If desired, remove the cinnamon, citrus slices, cloves and ginger with a slotted spoon before serving. Float the cranberries in the tops of the glasses for garnish and serve warm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, Cranberries, 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). Lemons ca...
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