Chewy Gooey Marshmallow Cookies with Minichips - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 (20-ounce) package gluten-free cookie mix (such as Namaste)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2/3 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate minichips {Check for Gluten}
- 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Beat first 3 ingredients with a mixer at medium speed until blended. Add cookie mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg; beat until blended. Stir in marshmallows and remaining 3 ingredients.
- Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350 ° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Cranberries.
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). Researche...
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