Pear and Sour Cherry Crisp with Oat-Hazelnut Topping Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup roughly chopped hazelnuts
- 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 pears (about 2 lb. total), such as Bartlett, each cored and cut into 8 wedges
- 1 1/2 cups pitted sour cherries, thawed if frozen or drained if canned
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Whole-milk Greek yogurt and honey, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F. In a food processor, combine 1/2 cup each oats and hazelnuts; pulse until finely ground. Add 1/4 cup sugar, butter and salt and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in remaining oats and hazelnuts.
- In a shallow 2-quart baking dish, combine pears, cherries, cornstarch, lemon juice and remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar; toss until fruit is evenly coated. Use your hands to squeeze crisp topping into clusters; scatter over fruit. Bake until fruit is bubbling and topping has browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve with yogurt and honey, if desired.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Honey, Nuts.
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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