Breakfast Coffee Cake - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup nutlike cereal nuggets (such as Grape-Nuts)
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso granules
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 7 3/4 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vanilla fat-free yogurt (about 8 ounces)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup egg substitute
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons cooled brewed coffee
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cereal, espresso granules, and cinnamon in a small bowl; stir with a whisk. Set aside.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, remaining 1 cup granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add yogurt, butter, and egg substitute; beat with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute or until combined. Spread half of batter into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with cereal mixture; top with remaining half of batter. Bake at 350 ° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean; cool in pan.
- Combine powdered sugar and coffee in a small bowl; spread glaze evenly over top of cake. Cut into 12 pieces.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, 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). Nuts are...
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