Apple Crunch Coffee Cake recipe for managing PCOS and pregnancy on Fertility Chef

Dessert: Apple Crunch Coffee Cake

Enjoy this nutty baked coffee cake that's made with Pillsbury® Quick Bread & Muffin Mix and apple.

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Health and fertility benefits of Apple Crunch Coffee Cake

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). 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. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1 (15.4 or 15.6-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury™ Nut or Cranberry Quick Bread & Muffin Mix
1 cup whipping cream
1 egg
1 cup chopped peeled apple
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 °F. Grease and flour 10 or 9-inch springform pan. In large bowl, combine quick bread mix, whipping cream and egg. Stir 50 to 75 strokes until mix is moistened. Spread half of batter evenly in greased and floured pan. Top evenly with apple.
In small bowl, combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; mix well. Sprinkle half of mixture over apple; drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the butter. Drop remaining quick bread batter by rounded tablespoonfuls over pecan mixture. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar mixture; drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
Bake at 350 °F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Carefully remove sides of pan. Cool 20 minutes. Serve warm.