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Almond Banana Chocolate Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Almond Banana Chocolate Muffins
Servings: 12
Dessert

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Almond Board of California These quick banana muffins have chocolate chips and a crunchy topping of California Almonds.

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) box banana quick bread and muffin mix, such as the Pillsbury® brand 1 cup water 2 eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup cinnamon-flavored applesauce 1 medium banana, diced 1 cup sliced California Almonds, divided 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a muffin tin with paper liners. Prepare muffins according to package instructions using water, eggs and oil, but use only 1/4 cup oil instead of 1/2 cup, and add 1/4 cup applesauce. Stir in banana, 3/4 cup almonds and chocolate. Divide evenly among muffin cups and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup almonds. Bake 15-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. Cool muffin tin on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove muffins and continue cooling on rack. Store air tight at room temperature for up to 4 days.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Apples.

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). Apples wi...

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