Pumpkin-Pear Crisps - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1 large egg white
- 1/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
- 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F. Bake oats, pumpkin seeds, and walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet until light golden, about 10 minutes; let cool. Transfer to a food processor. Add the remaining 6 ingredients and pulse until crumble forms. Spread on rimmed baking sheet; bake until golden and crispy, occasionally breaking up lumps, 18-20 minutes. Let cool.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts.
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). Nuts are...
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