Dessert: Apple Bread Pudding

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Apple Bread Pudding

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. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
About 6 cups 1/2-inch-cubed challah bread (about half a 15-ounce loaf)
3 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups cream
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

Butter a 2-quart baking dish. . Toss the cubed bread and apples in a large bowl, and then arrange them evenly in the dish.
In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs, cream, milk, honey, vanilla, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour the liquid mixture over the bread and apples. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Put the baking dish in a larger metal roasting pan. Pour hot water into the roasting pan until it comes about 1 inch up the side of the baking dish. Bake until the pudding is firm and the top is golden brown, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool slightly, dust with powdered sugar and serve.

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