Mint-Chip Coconut Milk Ice Cream - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 24 fluid ounces canned coconut milk
- 1/3 cup agave syrup, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract, or to taste
- 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
Instructions
- Chill all the ingredients prior to preparing to quicken the freezing process.
- Blend coconut milk in a blender until smooth and evenly mixed; add agave syrup and peppermint extract and blend until smooth.
- Transfer coconut milk mixture to an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions for ice cream, adding chocolate pieces when indicated. Freeze for 2 hours before serving.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Agave.
Agave, a sweetener derived from the core of the agave plant, is frequently highlighted in nutritional discussions due to its notably low glycemic index (GI) rating. With a GI score of just 17, it stands out from many other natural sweeteners and sugars that often have higher GI values. For those unfamiliar with the term, the glycemic index is a measure that ranks foods based on how significantly they raise blood glucose (sugar) levels after consumption. Foods with a lower GI value are absorbed m...
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