Lunch: Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log Recipe | Myrecipes

Recipe by Whitney Wright Use this succulent, syrupy fruit as a topping for pound cake or ice cream. You can also spoon it over a softened log of goat cheese instead of cream cheese.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Cranberries

Health and fertility benefits of Wine-Spiked Cranberry Cheese Log 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). 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 (10-oz.) package fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
1 cup red wine
3/4 cup sugar
5 fresh sage leaves
3 fresh thyme sprigs
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
Assorted crackers

Instructions

Stir together first 8 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 to 18 minutes or until about one-fourth of liquid remains. Remove from heat, and cool 20 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs, sage leaves, and cinnamon stick.
Place cream cheese on a serving platter. Spoon desired amount of cranberry mixture over cream cheese. Serve with crackers.

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