Dessert: Quick Cranberry Apple Dessert

Treat your family to this nutty apple and cranberry dessert that's topped with Pillsbury® Grands!® Jr. Golden Layers® biscuits - a baked delight.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Cranberries, Apples, Nuts

Health and fertility benefits of Quick Cranberry Apple Dessert

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). Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. However, store-bought cranberry juice is typically all sugar - so make sure to stick with straight cranberries. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full) Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

Ingredients

4 cups (4 medium) chopped peeled apples
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup water
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Heat oven to 400 °F. In large saucepan, combine apples, cranberries and water; cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
In small bowl, combine 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1/2 cup nuts, cornstarch, salt and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir into apple mixture; cook 2 to 4 minutes or until thickened. Pour into ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
Separate dough into 10 biscuits. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers. In another small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Dip one side of each biscuit in melted butter, then in sugar mixture. Arrange biscuits, sugared side up, over hot apple mixture, overlapping to make 2 rows. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup nuts.
Bake at 400 °F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. If desired, serve warm with cream or ice cream.

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