Dee's Dark Chocolate Granola - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons butter flavored spread (such as I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups oats (such as Quaker Oats®)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®) (optional)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Melt together the brown sugar, peanut butter, honey, butter flavored spread, and vanilla extract in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until well combined; remove from heat.
- Combine the oats, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Pour the brown sugar mixture into bowl; stir well to combine. Stir in the chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and almonds. Spoon into the prepared pan; pat down and spread evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven until browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Cranberries, Honey.
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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