Dessert: Apple Spiced Pancakes

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Apple Spiced Pancakes

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

Ingredients

2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour Or All-Purpose Flour
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1-1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1-1/2 cup Nonfat (2%) Milk
1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
2 Gala Apples, Cored And Grated
1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
Maple Syrup And Fresh Fruit, To Serve

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk eggs, milk and maple syrup. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in grated apples and pecans.
Heat a nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat, or heat a griddle to 375 ºF. Lightly coat skillet with cooking spray.
Using a 1/4-cup measuring cup, scoop batter into the skillet, a few pancakes at a time. When pancakes start to bubble on top, flip and cook until pancakes are cooked through all the way. Repeat with remaining batter. (Makes 20 pancakes.)
Serve pancakes with maple syrup and fresh fruit, if desired.

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