Cinnamon Nut Pancakes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups glazed and roasted pecan pieces, divided
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter, melted plus 1/2 cup
- vegetable oil
- maple syrup
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, milk, eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup melted butter. Add dry ingredients and blend just until moistened. Fold in 3/4 cup pecan pieces.
- Spray a large skillet with non-stick cooking spray and brush on a small amount of vegetable oil and heat until hot enough for a water drop to sizzle. Spoon or scoop the pancake batter onto the hot skillet (about 1/4 cup). Cook for approximately 2 minutes per side.
- While continuing to cook pancakes, make Pecan butter by combining 1/2 cup butter and remaining 1/4 cup pecan pieces.
- Serve hot with a small scoop of Pecan Butter and warm 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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