Lunch: Mountain Apple Cobbler

Recipe by Leslie Asquith A secret sweet ingredient makes this Southern classic extra-special.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health benefits of Mountain Apple Cobbler

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 will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
2 large Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and cut into 8 wedges each
1 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle caffeinated citrus-flavored soda (such as Mountain Dew®)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Unroll the crescent roll dough, and separate the sheets into individual triangles. Roll each apple wedge into a triangle of dough, and place them into the baking dish, seam sides down.
Mix the melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl, and spoon evenly over the dough-wrapped apple slices. Pour the soda over the rolls.
Bake in the preheated oven until the top is browned, the apples are cooked through, and the cobbler is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes.

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