Coquito - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 (15-oz.) can cream of coconut
- 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (13.5-oz.) can coconut milk
- 2 (12-oz.) cans evaporated milk
- 3/4 cup cup (12 oz.) white rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, plus more for garnish
- Cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Process cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut milk in a blender or food processor until completely smooth; transfer mixture to a large bowl or pitcher.
- Whisk in evaporated milk, rum, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Cover and chill 24 hours.
- Garnish with nutmeg and cinnamon sticks, if desired.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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