Banana and Nutella Stuffed French Toast - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 8 bread slices (1-inch thick)
- 1/4 cup Nutella hazelnut spread
- 2 bananas, sliced, plus additional for serving
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- Butter, for frying
- Maple syrup, for serving
Instructions
- Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket inside each slice of bread being careful not to split the bread into two slices.
- Spread a portion of the Nutella inside each pocket and then layer in the sliced bananas.
- Pre-heat a large skillet over medium heat and add enough butter to liberally coat the bottom of the pan. You want the pan to be hot, but not smoking.
- Whisk together the heavy cream, eggs, cinnamon and sugar in a medium bowl, and then dip each filled bread pocket into the mixture ensuring the bread is fully soaked on all sides. Repeat with the remaining filled bread pockets.
- In batches, fry the soaked slices of bread until the egg mixture is fully cooked, about 3 minutes per side.
- Top the French toast with additional banana slices and serve warm with a drizzle of maple syrup.
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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