Lunch: Home Sweet Potato Home Au Gratin

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Home Sweet Potato Home Au Gratin

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 cup milk
1 pint (2 cups) heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 pounds sweet potatoes (about 12 sweet potatoes, depending on size), peeled and sliced thin with a mandoline
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

In a large saucepan combine milk, cream, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Gently fold in sweet potatoes. Bring to a simmer and allow sauce to thicken.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Combine the bread crumbs, butter and Cheddar to make the gratin topping. Transfer the potato mixture to the baking dish and sprinkle with the gratin topping. Bake until the potatoes are cooked through, about 35 to 45 minutes.
Serve in the baking dish, garnished with chopped parsley.

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