Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325ยบ. In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, and maple syrup. Stir in the carrots and 1/2 cup of the pecans and add into the dry ingredients. Stir to thoroughly combine. Pour the batter equally into a paper-lined cupcake tin. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, then set aside and cool in the tin for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl or stand mixer, whip together the butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, spread with frosting and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of chopped pecans and serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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