Side Dish: Sweet Potato & Apple Bake

A great healthy side dish for the cooler months of the year.

Prep Time: 60 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 105 mins

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Sweet Potato & Apple Bake

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 medium granny smith apples
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 orange
3 5" long sweet potatoes
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsps maple syrup

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 °F (190 °C). Peel and cube sweet potatoes and apples.

2. In separate bowl combine brown sugar, maple syrup & orange zest + juice from 1/2 of orange. Mix.

3. Grease an 8x8" or 9x11" pan.

4. Combine sweet potatoes and apples with brown sugar, mix well.

5. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 375 °F for 30 minutes.

6. After 30 minutes remove foil, bake additional 15 minutes. Enjoy!

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