Banana-Chocolate Breakfast Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1 rounded tbsp sprouted ground flax
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 small bananas
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
Instructions
- Place flax seed in a small cup with 2 tbsp of water, let sit while you get everything else out. This'll be the egg replacement.
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
- Grind oats in a food processor/blender to make a flour, should measure out to 1 cup of flour.
- Whisk wet ingredients together.
- Combine all dry ingredients and whisk into wet. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Grease a muffin pan and dole the batter out. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Serve with nothing or any desired condiments, I used peanut butter.
How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management
Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Banana-Chocolate Breakfast Muffins contribute to your health goals:
- Oat: Supports steady blood sugar release, reducing insulin resistance
- Cocoa: Contains magnesium which is often deficient in women with PCOS
PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe
The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.
Meal Prep Tip: This Banana-Chocolate Breakfast Muffins can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apples.
Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)
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