Pumpkin Almond Spice Bread - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter
- 5 large eggs
- 2 cups whole kernels almond meal
- 4 tbsps ground flax seed meal
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 24 servings 1 packet splenda (1 cup equivalent)
- 2 oz coconut flakes (1/2 cup)
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
- Prepare a loaf pan by lining it with parchment and spraying with non-stick spray.
- In a medium bowl combine all dry ingredients, except for walnuts and cranberries, mix well.
- In a large bowl, or bowl of a stand mixer combine all wet ingredients. Mix well.
- Start gradually adding dry ingredients mixing gently until all are incorporated. Mixture should be the consistency of cake batter. Add walnuts and cranberries, fold in with wooden spoon or spatula.
- Pour batter into loaf pan, cover with foil. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove foil and reduce temperature to 350 °F (175 °C).
- Bake for another 35-45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
- Notes: use unsweetened cranberries and unsweetened coconut. Bake in muffin pan for cupcakes. Top with cream cheese frosting for a pumpkin cake.
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 Almond Spice Bread contribute to your health goals:
- Egg: Contain choline which supports liver function and hormone metabolism
- Coconut: May support metabolism without spiking blood sugar
- Almond: Magnesium helps improve insulin sensitivity and reduce PCOS symptoms
- Walnut: Studies show walnuts may improve lipid profiles in women with 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 protein-rich ingredients that help regulate appetite hormones (ghrelin and leptin), and 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 Almond Spice Bread 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, Cranberries, Nuts, Walnuts.
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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