Maple-Almond Granola with Dried Berries - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 5 cups old-fashioned oats
- 2 cups slivered almonds
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (preferably Grade B)
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/4 cups dried blueberries or cranberries (about 6 ounces)
Instructions
- Arrange 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 300 °F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Toss oats, almonds, and cinnamon in large bowl. Whisk oil, maple syrup, 1/2 cup hot water, both extracts, and sea salt in medium bowl. Drizzle over dry ingredients; toss to coat. Divide mixture between sheets, spreading in even layer.
- Bake granola 20 minutes. Stir granola; reverse sheets and bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes longer. Transfer granola on sheets to racks. Sprinkle dried fruit over and cool completely, stirring occasionally. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Cranberries.
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). Researche...
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