Vanilla Ice Cream I - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Vanilla Ice Cream I
Servings: 8
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Jodi "Traditional frozen custard recipe--sugar, eggs and milk are cooked, then combined with whipped cream, chilled overnight, and frozen in an ice cream maker."

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. In medium saucepan over low heat, stir together sugar, milk and eggs. Cook, stirring continuously, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, 10 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  2. In a medium bowl, whip cream with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in vanilla and lemon juice, and whip until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cooled custard. Chill in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.
  3. Stir chilled mixture to recombine, and freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.

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