Chilled Lime-Coconut Pie with Macadamia-Coconut Crust - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Chilled Lime-Coconut Pie with Macadamia-Coconut Crust
Servings: 8
Dessert

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat

Ingredients

  • 35 vanilla wafer cookies (about 5 ounces)
  • 1/3 cup dry-roasted macadamia nuts (about 2 ounces)
  • 1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F. Finely grind cookies and nuts in processor. Transfer to medium bowl. Mix in coconut. Add butter and stir until blended. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter metal or glass pie dish. Cover and freeze 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.) Bake until crust is golden, about 20 minutes. Cool completely.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

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

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

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