Sunflower-Seed Brittle - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups raw sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the paper. In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Boil over moderate heat until the caramel is golden and registers 320 ° on a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, salt and baking soda. Stir in the sunflower seeds and quickly spread the mixture on the prepared baking sheet in a thin layer. Let the brittle stand until completely cool, then break into pieces.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sunflower Seeds.
Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds are also loaded with two other important of PCOS busting minerals: zinc and magnesium.
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