Baked: Pumpkin Muffins with Apples and Cranberries

Great for breakfast or an anytime snack.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Cranberries

Health and fertility benefits of Pumpkin Muffins with Apples and Cranberries

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). Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. However, store-bought cranberry juice is typically all sugar - so make sure to stick with straight cranberries.

Ingredients

1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 large apple, chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries
15 1/2 oz canned pumpkin
1 package yellow cake mix
1 cup oatmeal, uncooked

Instructions

1. Mix cake mix and pumpkin together.

2. Add cinnamon, oatmeal, chopped apple and cranberries.

3. Place batter into 24 muffin tins and bake according to cake mix directions.

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