Rocky Road Popcorn Balls Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Rocky Road Popcorn Balls Recipe | Myrecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/3 cup unpopped popcorn
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light-colored agave nectar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add popcorn; cover and cook 3 minutes or until kernels pop, shaking pan frequently. When popping slows down, remove pan from heat. Let stand 1 minute or until popping stops. Pour popcorn into a large bowl coated with cooking spray.
- Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a medium, heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until a candy thermometer registers 300 °. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Add mini marshmallows and chocolate chips to popcorn. Immediately pour hot syrup over popcorn mixture; toss well to coat. Cool slightly (about 1 to 2 minutes). Carefully form mixture into 8 balls, being careful not to compact too tightly.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Agave.
Agave, a sweetener derived from the core of the agave plant, is frequently highlighted in nutritional discussions due to its notably low glycemic index (GI) rating. With a GI score of just 17, it stands out from many other natural sweeteners and sugars that often have higher GI values. For those unfamiliar with the term, the glycemic index is a measure that ranks foods based on how significantly they raise blood glucose (sugar) levels after consumption. Foods with a lower GI value are absorbed m...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Rocky Road Popcorn Balls Recipe | Myrecipes recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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