Cinnamon Cherry Cheesecake Squares Recipe - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups cinnamon graham cracker crumbs (about 9 whole crackers)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a 12-in. x 7-1/2-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Set aside.
- For filling, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Add vanilla. Pour into crust.
- Bake at 350 ° for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven; let stand for 5 minutes (leave oven on). For topping, combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; carefully spread over pie. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Cut into squares; top each with a spoonful of cherry pie filling. Refrigerate leftovers.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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