Fried Ice Cream - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 to 1 gallon vanilla ice cream
- 4 egg whites
- 4 cups square-shaped graham cereal, crushed
- vegetable oil, for frying
- cinnamon, optional garnish
- honey, optional garnish
- whipped cream, optional garnish
- chocolate sauce, optional garnish
Instructions
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet. Scoop the ice cream into 2-inch balls and freeze on prepared baking sheet for a least 2 hours.
- Lightly beat the egg whites in a medium bowl. Put the crushed cereal in a separate medium bowl. Dip a frozen ice cream ball into egg whites and then roll in the crushed cereal and return to the baking sheet. Repeat the procedure with the remaining ice cream balls, egg whites, and cereal. Put the baking sheet into the freezer and freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- *Cook's Note: For extra crispiness, dip the coated ice cream balls again into the egg whites, and reroll in the crushed cereal
- In a large Dutch oven or fryer, pour vegetable oil to a depth of 4 inches and heat to 375 °.
- Fry the ice cream balls, in batches if necessary, until golden, about 1 minute. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately with optional garnishes, if desired.
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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