Maple Date-Nut Oatmeal Breakfast Squares - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Lia Huber
A perfect make-ahead breakfast treat, these maple date-nut oatmeal squares can feed a crowd or be frozen for another day. Serve with hot coffee or juice.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, stirring slowly with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- Spray a 9- x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan, and spread evenly.
- Bake 25 minutes or until just golden brown around edges. Cool and cut into squares.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Apples, 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). Apples wi...
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