Dark Chocolate-Caramel Cake with Gold-Dusted Chestnuts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 9 ounces high-quality milk chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina)
- 3 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (21/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
Instructions
- Combine milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate in medium bowl. Stir sugar, 2 tablespoons water, and cinnamon stick in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 6 minutes (time will vary depending on size of pan). Add cream and salt (mixture will bubble vigorously). Bring caramel to boil, whisking until smooth and caramel bits dissolve, about 1 minute. Discard cinnamon stick. Pour hot caramel over chocolate; stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Let stand until completely cool, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in chocolate mixture in 4 additions. Cover and refrigerate ganache overnight.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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