Spiced Hot Apple Cider Recipe - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
- 1 piece fresh gingerroot (about 1 inch), thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon whole allspice
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom pods, crushed
- 2 quarts apple cider or juice
- rum, optional
Instructions
- Place first five ingredients on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spice mixture; tie securely with string.
- Place cider and spice bag in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, to allow flavors to blend, 2-3 hours. Discard spice bag. If desired, stir in rum.
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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