Blueberry Crisp - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/3 c. granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 3 pt. blueberries
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 c. old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 4 tbsp. butter or margarine
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 º F. In large bowl, stir granulated sugar and
- cornstarch until blended. Add blueberries and lemon juice; toss to coat. Pour blueberry mixture into shallow 2 1/2-quart glass or ceramic baking dish; spread evenly.
- In same bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. With fingertips, work in butter until coarse crumbs form. Press crumb mixture together and sprinkle on top of blueberry mixture.
- Bake crisp 35 to 40 minutes or until top is browned and fruit is bubbling at edge. Cool on wire rack 1 hour to serve warm, or cool completely to serve later.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon.
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). Lemons ca...
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