Amaranth Pudding with Coconut and Raisins - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup amaranth
- 3 cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cinnamon stick
- One 1-inch piece of peeled fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º. In a large saucepan, bring all of the ingredients to a boil. Remove from the heat and pour into an oiled 3-quart casserole dish.
- Bake for one hour, or until amaranth has absorbed the liquid and is tender. Serve warm or chilled.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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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