This Cherry-Coconut Bars is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 °.
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Line an 8-inch square metal baking pan with foil, allowing foil to extend over edge of pan; coat foil with cooking spray.
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Weigh or lightly spoon brown rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Place brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, 1/4 cup coconut, walnuts, and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a food processor; pulse 2 times or until blended. Add butter; process until mixture resembles fine meal.
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Reserve 1/4 cup flour mixture. Firmly press remaining flour mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Spoon cherry preserves over crust, spreading evenly. Combine reserved 1/4 cup flour mixture and 1/2 cup coconut; sprinkle over cherry preserves. Bake at 375 ° for 20 minutes or until bubbly and top is lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
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Lift bars from pan, using foil sides as handles. Place on a cutting board; cut into 16 squares. Remove from foil.
Why this Cherry-Coconut Bars works for PCOS
A PCOS-friendly snack like this Cherry-Coconut Bars should include protein or fat, not carbohydrates alone. Carb-only snacks (fruit, crackers, granola bars) spike blood sugar then crash it within 60-90 minutes, leaving you hungrier and more reactive to whatever comes next.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice, Nuts, Walnuts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Cherry-Coconut Bars recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Snack. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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