Pistachio-Cherry Crumble - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter for greasing pan
- 5 cups pitted cherries (2 pounds whole or 1 1/2 pounds pitted), thawed if frozen
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/2 cup shelled, unsalted pistachios
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 4 walnuts, shelled
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. Butter a 9" pie pan. In pan, mix cherries with 1 tablespoon sugar, juice and 1 tablespoon flour. In a food processor, pulse remaining 1/2 cup sugar, remaining 1/3 cup flour, pistachios, oats, walnuts, cardamom and salt until nuts are finely chopped, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in butter; sprinkle topping over cherries. Bake until juices bubble thickly and topping is browned, 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Nuts, Walnuts.
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. Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for...
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