Vegan Brown Rice Pudding - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Vegan Brown Rice Pudding
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min
Servings: 6
Dessert

Nutrition per Serving

206 Calories
5.63g Protein
37.9g Carbs
4.39g Fat
Lovely natural brown rice pudding made with wholesome ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups vanilla soy milk
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup packed raisins
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup sliced blanched almonds
  • 1/4 tsp ginger

Instructions

  1. Whisk milk and cornstarch together in a medium saucepan.
  2. Add cooked rice, maple syrup, raisins, almonds (if desired) cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
  3. Simmer over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  5. Let sit for at least 15 minutes to allow it to set.
  6. Chill if desired to serve cold, or serve warm.

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 Vegan Brown Rice Pudding contribute to your health goals:

  • Brown rice: Provides magnesium and B vitamins important for PCOS management
  • Almond: Magnesium helps improve insulin sensitivity and reduce PCOS symptoms
  • Ginger: May help reduce menstrual pain and inflammation in PCOS
  • 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 anti-inflammatory spices that target the chronic inflammation underlying PCOS, and healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats that support cell membrane health and hormone synthesis. 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 Vegan Brown Rice Pudding 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, Brown Rice.

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). Brown ric...

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