Baklava Tartlets Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed, or 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
- 2 teaspoons brandy or cognac
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
- 2 (1.9-ounce) packages mini phyllo tart shells (30 shells)
Instructions
- Combine first 5 ingredients and cardamom, if desired, in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat; strain and discard solids. Stir in brandy and nuts.
- Arrange tart shells on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Divide nut mixture evenly among shells. Bake at 350 ° for 8 to 10 minutes or until pastry is golden. Store, uncovered, at room temperature until ready to serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts.
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). Lemons ca...
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