This Fall Harvest Crisp Recipe is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F. Spray six (8 oz.) souffle dishes or custard cups with cooking spray.
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Combine apples, pears, pineapple juice, raisins and sugar in medium saucepan. Stir together cornstarch and lemon juice. Add to fruit mixture; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until fruit is just tender. Remove from heat and divide evenly among prepared dishes.
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Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon in medium bowl. Blend together until mixture appears crumbly. Evenly sprinkle over apple mixture in each dish.
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Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown and slightly bubbly. Serve with cinnamon or vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Why this Fall Harvest Crisp Recipe works for PCOS
Lunch is where most PCOS meal plans either succeed or collapse. A meal like this Fall Harvest Crisp Recipe that combines adequate protein, fibre-rich carbs, and fat keeps blood sugar stable for the rest of the workday and reduces the late-afternoon energy crash that drives sugar cravings around 3-4pm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, 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). Lemons ca...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Fall Harvest Crisp Recipe recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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