Cinnamon-Apple French Toast Recipe - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 3 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced (about 3 cups)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 12 slices day-old French bread (1 inch thick)
- 6 large eggs
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with apples and cranberries. Arrange bread slices over fruit. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining cinnamon; pour over bread. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 °. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, covered, 40 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving. To serve, invert onto a serving platter.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, 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). Researche...
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