Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup fat free skim milk
- 3/4 cup reduced fat peanut butter
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsps canola oil
- 3 large ripe bananas
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line and/or grease 12 muffin tins.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and set aside.
- In another large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, milk, peanut butter, egg, oil, and vanilla and mix well.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just moistened, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or the muffins are slightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool a bit before removing from the tins, then either serve warm or allow to finish cooling.
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 Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins contribute to your health goals:
- Egg: Contain choline which supports liver function and hormone metabolism
- Cinnamon: Studies show cinnamon can help lower fasting blood sugar levels in 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. This recipe excels in providing protein-rich ingredients that help regulate appetite hormones (ghrelin and leptin), and anti-inflammatory spices that target the chronic inflammation underlying PCOS. 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 Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip 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: 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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