Dessert: Ginger-Vanilla Fro Yo with Peach Compote

Recipe by Adeena Sussman It's peak peach season, so what better excuse to whip up this lowfat treat? Goes great over warm peach cobbler, too. Just sayin'.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Ginger-Vanilla Fro Yo with Peach Compote

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.

Ingredients

2 cups 2-percent-fat plain Greek yogurt
3 cups (or 6 store-bought cups, 4 ounces each) lowfat vanilla pudding
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crystallized ginger, finely chopped
4 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large (1 1/4 pounds) ripe peaches, pitted and sliced, slices halved (or 10 oz frozen peach slices, thawed )
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, plus more for garnish

Instructions

In a bowl, whisk together yogurt, pudding, crystallized ginger, honey and vanilla until smooth. Freeze until solid, 4 to 6 hours. Remove from freezer and defrost slightly, 15 minutes. In a medium saucepan, bring to a low boil peaches, 1 tablespoon water, sugar, fresh ginger and cinnamon; reduce heat and simmer until liquid thickens and peaches soften slightly, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool. In a food processor, process frozen yogurt-pudding mixture until smooth. Divide fro yo and peach compote among 6 bowls; sprinkle with cinnamon.

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