This Chai-Spiced Donuts is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 ºF. Grease a donut pan with coconut oil spray.
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In a small bowl, combine coconut milk and vinegar and set aside for 5 minutes.
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.
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Add the sweet potato puree, melted coconut oil, coconut milk and vinegar to the dry ingredients. Mix well until you have a thick batter. Transfer the batter into a large Ziploc bag and snip off the corner to make a piping bag. This is the easiest way to handle the sticky batter.
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Pipe the batter onto greased donut pan. Bake donuts at 350 ºF for 8 –10 minutes. Meanwhile, mix ingredients for the spiced sugar coating. Set aside.
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When donuts are done, immediately turn them out and spray with coconut oil. Roll in spiced sugar. Eat immediately or let cool and then serve.
Why this Chai-Spiced Donuts works for PCOS
Lunch is where most PCOS meal plans either succeed or collapse. A meal like this Chai-Spiced Donuts that combines adequate protein, fibre-rich carbs, and fat keeps blood sugar stable for the rest of the workday and reduces the late-afternoon energy crash that drives sugar cravings around 3-4pm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Apple Cider Vinegar.
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). Apple cid...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Chai-Spiced Donuts recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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