Lunch: Spiked Apple Cider

Kick up the winter holiday festivities with a warming cup of Spiked Apple Cider.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Spiked Apple Cider

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).

Ingredients

8 cups apple juice
1 orange, thinly sliced (with rind intact)
1 Tablespoon nutmeg
1 Tablespoon allspice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups rum
1 large red apple
8 whole cloves
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks

Instructions

Combine the apple juice, orange slices, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla extract and rum in a large pot set over medium heat.
Pierce the cloves into the apple. Add the apple to the pot along with brown sugar.
Let simmer until heated throughout. Ten minutes before serving, add the cinnamon sticks.
Strain the spiked cider into cups and serve.

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