Lunch: Strawberry-Cream Cheese Pastries

Flaky crescents make quick work of these creamy strawberry-flavored treats.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Lemon

Health and fertility benefits of Strawberry-Cream Cheese Pastries

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). Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to.

Ingredients

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon juice
8 rolls Betty Crocker™ Fruit Roll-Ups® strawberry chewy fruit snack (from 5-oz box)
2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
1 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 °F. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in cream, cinnamon, lemon peel and lemon juice.
Remove fruit snack rolls from wrappers; fold each in half lengthwise.
If using crescent rolls: Unroll both cans of dough; separate into 8 rectangles, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: Unroll both cans of dough; cut into a total of 8 rectangles.
Place 1 folded fruit roll lengthwise down center of each dough rectangle. Spoon 2 rounded tablespoons cream cheese mixture onto one half of each fruit snack roll; spread slightly. Fold dough rectangle in half crosswise. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; press edges with fork to seal. Brush tops with milk; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. With sharp knife, cut 3 diagonal slits in top of each square.
Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

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