Chocolate-Nut Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2.3 ounces brown rice flour (about 1/2 cup)
- 1.15 ounces cornstarch (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour and cornstarch into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Place flour, cornstarch, brown sugar, and flaxseed meal in a food processor; pulse 2 times or until blended. Add butter and oil; process until mixture resembles fine meal.
- Firmly press flour mixture into bottom of an 8-inch square metal baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 ° for 10 minutes or until crust is set.
- Combine chocolate chips and milk in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle with walnuts and almonds. Bake at 350 ° for 20 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice, Nuts, Walnuts.
Brown rice is a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and impr...
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