Applesauce Bread - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter, (1 stick) softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon all spice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add the remaining ingredients except raisins and nuts. Mix well until blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour into greased and floured 8 x 4 x 3-inch loaf pan. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes. Makes 1 loaf.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Apples, Nuts, Walnuts.
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). Apples wi...
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