Pumpkin Spiced Muffins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup unbleached flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup turbinado sugar
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp cardamon
- 1 dash of ground cloves and allspice
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup soy milk
- 12 pecan halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
- Combine the soy milk with the vinegar to make "buttermilk" and set aside.
- Mix all ingredients except pecans and whisk until smooth adding the "buttermilk" last.
- Pour into 12 muffin cups. Top each muffin with a pecan half.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management
Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Pumpkin Spiced Muffins contribute to your health goals:
- Ginger: May help reduce menstrual pain and inflammation in PCOS
- Cinnamon: Studies show cinnamon can help lower fasting blood sugar levels in PCOS
PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe
The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing anti-inflammatory spices that target the chronic inflammation underlying PCOS. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.
Meal Prep Tip: This Pumpkin Spiced Muffins can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Apple Cider Vinegar.
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). Apple cid...
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