Dessert: Baked Apple Cheesecakes

Recipe by Lindsay Funston The only way to serve up cheesecake during the fall: in an apple.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Baked Apple Cheesecakes

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

4 large baking apples, hollowed
16 oz. cream cheese (2 blocks), very soft
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Crushed graham crackers, for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a stand mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon until creamy. Transfer mixture to stuffed apples and bake until apples are soft and bubbly and cheesecake mixture is warmed through, about 30 minutes.
Garnish with crushed graham crackers and serve.

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