Hot Date Ice Cream Sundaes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas, peeled
- 3 1/2 teaspoons sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups (10 oz.) Medjool dates, halved and pitted
- 1/4 cup cold whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 ounces moist, dark store-bought or homemade banana bread, cut into 1-in. cubes (about 5 cups)
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
Instructions
- Purée 2 bananas, 2 tsp. sugar, and the lemon juice in a food processor. In a large bowl, fold purée into ice cream, leaving streaks. Freeze until firm, 3 hours.
- Melt butter, brown sugar, and salt in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Add dates and 1/2 cup water and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk cream with remaining 1 1/2 tsp. sugar and the vanilla in a bowl until soft peaks form.
- Divide bread among 4 bowls. Slice remaining banana. Scoop ice cream into bowls and top with banana, dates and sauce, whipped cream, and nuts.
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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