Lunch: Spiced Apple Cider
Recipe by Amanda Haas Spiced apple cider is a fun drink to make for your family for a holiday meal or celebration. It's also an amazing pick-me-up on a cold Sunday afternoon while hanging out watching football. If you're serving it at a holiday party for
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Health and fertility benefits of Spiced Apple Cider
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).
Ingredients
6 cups organic apple cider
4 whole cloves
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 star anise
5 tablespoons whipped cream (optional)
10 cinnamon sticks (optional)
Instructions
Combine first 4 ingredients in a Dutch oven. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat to low, and cook 15 minutes.
Ladle cider into small cups. Garnish each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons whipped cream and 1 cinnamon stick, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 10
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories 0 | ||
| Fat 0 | ||
| Carbohydrate 0 | ||
| Protein 0 | ||
