Strawberry-Shortcake Monkey Bread - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 can Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated biscuits
- 10 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 to 3 teaspoons grated lemon peel (1 medium)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (1 medium)
- 1 pint (2 cups) fresh strawberries, sliced, tossed with 1 tablespoon sugar
- 6 scoops vanilla bean ice cream
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 °F. Lightly spray 6 mini fluted tube cake pans or regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Separate dough into 8 biscuits; cut each into quarters. In small microwavable bowl, microwave 3 tablespoons of the butter on High until melted. In second small bowl, mix 1/2 cup of the sugar and the lemon peel.
- Dip each biscuit piece into butter; coat each with sugar mixture. Divide biscuit pieces evenly among pans.
- In 1-quart saucepan, mix remaining 7 tablespoons butter, remaining 1 cup sugar and the lemon juice. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Drizzle lemon syrup evenly over biscuit pieces in each pan.
- Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until dark golden brown. Invert breads onto cooling rack. Serve immediately with strawberries and ice cream.
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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