Lunch: Sweet-Potato Doughnuts

Try this variation of our Lightest Fluffiest Doughnuts. This moist, fluffy confection has a lightly delicate flavor: just the cure for a sweet-tooth craving.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Lemon, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Sweet-Potato Doughnuts

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). Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. 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 improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

8 oz. mashed sweet potato
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. mace
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. maple syrup
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. toasted, chopped walnuts

Instructions

Follow the directions for Lightest Fluffiest Doughnuts, but replace the sour cream with 8 ounces mashed sweet potato.
Add allspice, mace, and cinnamon to the batter. Prepare the doughnut batter and fry as instructed above.

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