Lunch: Slow-Cooker Oats with Brown Sugar and Pear Recipe | Myrecipes

No need to watch this pot! Set your slow cooker to begin when you head to bed and have a hot breakfast waiting when it's time to rise and shine.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Slow-Cooker Oats with Brown Sugar and Pear 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). One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55. Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

Melted butter
2 1/2 cups diced firm pear (such a D'Anjou)
1 cup steel-cut oats
1/3 cup raisins
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups 2% milk
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Additional honey (optional)
Chopped toasted walnuts

Instructions

Lightly brush a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker with melted butter. Add pear, oats, raisins, brown sugar, 3 Tbsp. honey, 2 Tbsp. melted butter, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in milk and boiling water. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours or until oats are tender. Serve drizzled with more honey if desired and topped with chopped toasted walnuts.

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