Mama's Mini-Cinnis - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Mama's Mini-Cinnis
Servings: 2
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
A can of crescent rolls can easily be transformed into too-cute mini cinnamon rolls with this easy recipe. Try them for a Sunday brunch or kid-friendly breakfast.

Ingredients

  • 2 (8-ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk or half-and-half
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Unroll crescent rolls, and separate each dough portion along center perforation to form 4 rectangles; press diagonal perforations to seal.
  2. Stir together butter and next 4 ingredients; spread evenly over 1 side of each rectangle. Roll up jellyroll fashion, starting at long end. Gently cut each log into 6 (1-inch-thick) slices, using a serrated knife. Place rolls, 1/4 inch apart, into 2 (8-inch) greased cakepans.
  3. Bake at 375 ° for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden. Cool 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. Stir together powdered sugar and remaining ingredients. Drizzle over warm rolls.
  5. Note: To make slicing easier, place unbaked rolls on baking sheet, and freeze for 10 minutes.

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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