Lunch: Pear-Cranberry Compote Recipe | MyRecipes

The original recipe, which calls for canned cranberry sauce and fresh oranges, inspired us to try cranberry-orange sauce to shorten preparation time.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Lemon

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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 (12-ounce) tub whole cranberry-orange sauce
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
8 ripe Seckel pears, peeled
Garnish: orange rind strips

Instructions

Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring constantly, over high heat. Remove from heat.
Arrange pears in a lightly greased deep 8-inch round baking dish; pour cranberry mixture over pears.
Bake at 350 ° for 1 hour or until pears are tender. Garnish, if desired.
NoteFor testing purposes, we used Ocean Spray Cran-Fruit Cranberry-Orange Sauce. You can find the 12-ounce tub in the canned-fruit section of your supermarket. To save time, boil cranberry-orange sauce as directed; reduce heat to low, and add pears. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.

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