Date and Almond Truffles - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole pitted dates
- 2 cups slivered blanched almonds, toasted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup flaked unsweetened coconut, toasted
Instructions
- Place first 5 ingredients in a food processor. Process 45 seconds, scraping down sides as needed, or until mixture forms a thick paste.
- Place coconut in a shallow bowl. Shape the almond mixture into 36 (1-inch) balls. Roll balls in toasted coconut.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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). Honey, of...
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