Lemon-Raspberry Cream Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Lemon bars are a breeze to make when cake mix gives you a jumpstart. Raspberry preserves and cream cheese bump up the yum factor.
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ lemon cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup raspberry preserves
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 12 oz white chocolate baking bars, chopped
- 2 to 3 teaspoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven 350 °F (325 °F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 15x10x1-inch pan.
- In large bowl, mix cake mix, butter and eggs with spoon until well blended. With floured fingers, press evenly in pan.
- Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Spread evenly with preserves. Cool 30 minutes.
- In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and milk with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; set aside.
- In 1-quart saucepan, melt white chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Add warm melted white chocolate to cream cheese mixture; beat on medium speed until creamy (mixture may look slightly curdled). Carefully spread over preserves. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over top. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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