Dessert: South-of-the-Border Sundaes

Store-bought vanilla frozen yogurt acts as the luscious foil for oranges, pineapple, mango and bananas in a fat-free brown sugar-cinnamon sauce.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Pineapple

Health and fertility benefits of South-of-the-Border Sundaes

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). Pineapples are loaded with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium.

Ingredients

4 oranges
3/4 pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into bite-size pieces
1 large mango, peeled, pitted, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 bananas, peeled, sliced
1 1/2 pints vanilla frozen yogurt

Instructions

Using zester, remove peel in long strips from 1 orange; reserve peel. Cut white pith from oranges. Working over bowl to collect juices and using small knife, cut between membranes of 1 orange to release segments. Transfer segments to large bowl. Squeeze juice from orange membranes into bowl with juices. Repeat with remaining oranges. Add pineapple and mango to orange segments.
Combine 1/3 cup juice collected from oranges, reserved orange peel, brown, sugar and cinnamon in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until mixture thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Discard peel. Mix syrup into fruit. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
Mix bananas into fruit. Scoop frozen yogurt into bowls. Spoon fruit mixture and juices over and serve.

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