Snack: Apricot Streusel Bars Recipe | Myrecipes

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Apricot Streusel Bars 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 1/2 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1/2 lb.) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups apricot preserves
3/4 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 °F. Butter and lightly flour a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Pulse oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter and vanilla extract, pulsing until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk; pulse until mixture clumps and looks slightly damp. (Add another tablespoon of milk if mixture is too dry.)
Set aside 1 cup dough; press remaining dough into an even layer in pan. Bake until golden, 20 minutes.
Spread preserves evenly over hot dough; top with remaining dough and almonds. Bake until golden and bubbly, 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and cut into bars.

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