Snack: Cran-Raspberry Streusel Bars

Recipe by Linda Tebben, Menlo Park, CA These fruity dessert bar cookies feature a buttery crumb crust topped with a mixture of raspberry preserves, dried cranberries, nuts and chocolate chips then drizzled with melted white chocolate.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cranberries, Nuts

Health and fertility benefits of Cran-Raspberry Streusel Bars

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. 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

1 cup butter, softened and cut into bits
2 cups flour
2/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
2/3 cup raspberry preserves
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup unsalted mixed nuts (chopped)
1/3 cup chocolate chips
2 ounces white chocolate, melted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °. Butter a 7- by 11-in. pan. In a food processor, whirl flour, oats, and sugar 10 seconds. Add 1 cup butter; whirl until mixture forms a ball. Set aside 1/2 cup of mixture. Whirl in yolks.
Press yolk mixture into pan. Spread with preserves. Sprinkle on cranberries, nuts, and chocolate chips, then press into dough. Form pea-size crumbs with reserved dough mixture; sprinkle over top.
Bake at 350 ° until topping is pale gold, 45 minutes. Cool on a rack; drizzle with melted white chocolate. Cut into 24 bars.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per bar.

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