Dessert: Plum Crumble

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Plum Crumble

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

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 pounds plums, halved, pitted, cut into wedges
1 tablespoon plum brandy or Port
Vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt

Instructions

Mix flour, oats, 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add butter and rub with fingertips until mixture forms coarse meal. Press with fingertips until mixture begins to form moist clumps. (Crumb topping can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Toss plums, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and brandy in medium bowl. Transfer to 9-inch deep-dish pie dish. Sprinkle crumb topping over. Bake until fruit bubbles and topping browns, about 1 hour. Cool slightly. Serve with ice cream.

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