Grands!® Honey-Walnut Filled Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 container (8 oz) honey nut cream cheese spread
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
- 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated honey butter biscuits
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. Generously spray 8 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
- In medium bowl, stir cream cheese spread, 2 tablespoons of the walnuts, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the lemon peel until well mixed. In small bowl, mix remaining 2 tablespoons walnuts and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar; set aside.
- Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Separate 1 biscuit into 3 layers. Keep remaining biscuits refrigerated until needed. Press 1 layer in bottom and up side of muffin cup. Fill with slightly less than 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture; spread evenly. Top with second biscuit layer, pressing edges of layers together. Spoon slightly less than 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture onto center of second layer. Top with third biscuit layer; press edges of layers together to seal well.
- Repeat with remaining biscuits and cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle top of each biscuit with about 1 teaspoon reserved walnut mixture.
- Bake 17 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Serve warm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Honey, Nuts, Walnuts.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form. Honey, often hailed as a superfood, possesses a wealth of nutritional benefits that make it a valuable addition to a balan...
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