Lunch: Hasselback Apples

Recipe by Lindsay Funston Here's the trick you need to try with apples A.S.A.P.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Hasselback 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). Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

2 large baking apples, halved vertically (stem intact)
8 tbsp. butter, melted
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place each apple half flat side down and use a paring knife to create thin slices across the apple half, making sure not to stop slicing right before the bottom of the apple (so it stays together as one piece).
Brush apples halves with melted butter, making sure the butter gets inside the apple layers, and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Bake until apples are soft and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
Top with a scoop of ice cream and serve.

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