Lunch: Chai Cream Pie Recipe | Myrecipes

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Chai Cream Pie Recipe | Myrecipes

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).

Ingredients

1/2 (14.1-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
Cooking spray
2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
8 cardamom pods, crushed
8 whole cloves
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick, broken
1 (1/2-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger, crushed
1 black tea bag
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Roll dough into a 12-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Fold edges under, and flute. Bake piecrust according to package directions. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Combine milk and the next 4 ingredients (through ginger) in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until the mixture reaches 180 ° or until tiny bubbles form around edge. Remove from heat. Add tea bag; cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve over a bowl, and discard solids. Return milk mixture to pan, and cook over medium-high heat until the milk reaches 180 ° or until tiny bubbles form around edge.
Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, and eggs in a large bowl, stirring well. Gradually add the hot milk mixture to sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return milk mixture to pan, and cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter.
Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl for 10 minutes or until filling cools, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture into crust; cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill 3 hours or until set; remove plastic wrap. Top pie with whipped topping; garnish with ground cinnamon.

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