Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. dark-brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 1/2 c. pecans
- 1 can reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
- 1/4 c. granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp. melted butter
- 1/3 c. confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp. low-fat milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a small saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter, honey, and 1 tablespoon water over medium heat, until mixture is smooth. Pour into a 9-inch-round cake pan. Sprinkle pecans over mixture, then place biscuits on top of pecans in pan.
- In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon. Brush each biscuit with melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake 20 minutes or until tops of biscuits are browned. Remove from oven and immediately invert onto a wire rack (with foil underneath to catch drips); let cool slightly.
- In a small bowl, whisk together glaze ingredients and drizzle over buns. Serve warm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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). Honey, of...
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