Lemon-Cranberry Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 (18-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury™ Refrigerated Sugar Cookies
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 32 sweetened dried cranberries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. Break up cookie dough into ungreased 8-inch square pan. Press dough in bottom of pan to form crust.
- Bake at 350 °F. for 12 to 17 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine egg yolk and egg; beat well. Set aside.
- In medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon peel, lemon juice and butter. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Gradually add mixture to eggs, beating constantly with wire whisk. Return mixture to saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
- Remove crust from oven. Pour lemon mixture over partially baked crust; spread to within 1/4 inch of edges.
- Return to oven; bake an additional 10 minutes. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Cut into bars. Garnish each bar with 2 cranberries.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Cranberries.
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. Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urina...
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