Paleo Granola With Coconut and Almonds - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds
- 1 cup shelled raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds (optional)
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 °F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss coconut, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, if using, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom in a large bowl.
- Cook honey, oil, and vanilla in a small pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and easily pourable, about 1 minute. Pour over coconut mixture and stir to combine. Spread mixture evenly on prepared baking sheet and bake, stirring once halfway through, until golden-brown and crisp, about 25 minutes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Honey, Chia Seeds.
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). Sunflower...
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