Chile-Cinnamon Brittle with Mixed Nuts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Chile-Cinnamon Brittle with Mixed Nuts is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole peeled almonds
- 1 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
- 1 cup large peanuts
- 2 vanilla beans
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup good quality honey
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt, half a palmful
- 1 1/4 sticks butter, diced
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder, 1/3 palmful
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon, a couple of pinches
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toast the almonds, hazelnuts and peanuts on a small baking sheet until fragrant and golden. Cool. Line a baking sheet with parchment and tear an extra piece of the same size. Reserve. Halve and scrape the vanilla beans, then add the seeds and pods to a pot with the toasted nuts, sugar, honey, corn syrup, salt and butter. Place the pot over high heat and stir until caramel in color. Then stir in the chile powder and cinnamon. Remove the vanilla pods with a fork and pour the brittle onto the lined baking sheet. Top with the extra parchment and roll out to an even layer, about 1/2 inch thick. Cool and break into irregular pieces.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey, Nuts.
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). Honey, of...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Chile-Cinnamon Brittle with Mixed Nuts recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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