Hi Friends!
I have another hubby-approved breakfast to share with you guys!
Quinoa Breakfast Bars
These bars come together quickly, especially if you have leftover quinoa in the fridge like I usually do. I used my Healthy Breakfast Bars as a base, but wanted to kick them up a notch!
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients (6 bars)
- 1/2 c whole wheat flour (or chickpea flour to make GF)
- 1 c cooked quinoa
- 1 c oats
- 1/2 c nuts, chopped
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/3 c peanut butter
- 1/4 c brown rice syrup (or agave, honey, or maple syrup)
- 1 egg
- 1/3 c applesauce (or mashed banana)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 c craisins
Instructions
1. Combine applesauce, vanilla, egg white, peanut butter and brown rice syrup in a small bowl and mix well.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until just mixed.
3. Spoon into a greased 8×8 pan and bake at 375 for 20 min or until golden brown.
4. Let cool and cut into 6 bars.
5. Store in the refrigerator.
I cut these into six bars and put each one in a snack size ziploc bag before putting them in the fridge. That way they were ready to go and hubby could just grab a bag on the way out the door to work.
These quinoa breakfast bars are chewy and delicious- perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. They’re packed with protein and fiber and they’re gluten-free as long as you use GF oats. Plus, they could be made vegan if you used a flax egg! I used pecans in mine but almonds would be good as well.
Over the weekend, I doubled the recipe, used honey instead of brown rice syrup and cooked them in a 9×13 pan. It worked just as well!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
I’m just going to come live in your basement and you can cook for me… I want every single recipe you post!!!!
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sounds like a plan to me!
Yah! Another use for my giant bag of quinoa from Costco!
i buy the same bag
oooh
these would be MY hubby approved too.
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As I look down at the plain bowl of oatmeal I’m eating for breakfast now ….
This looks WAY better!
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These look awesome! I love quinoa but would never think to bake with it!
yep! it’s easy to throw some in stuff for added protein!
Love these– going to make them with honey!! Great snacks for work!
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awesome! let me know how you like them!
i’m a big fan of quinoa in the morning – and i agree with you, i think my hubby would like these too!
Yum yum. I need to make these when my sister comes for a visit! Definitely pinning this one. Thanks for sharing!
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thanks girl! enjoy!
Is there a healthy sub for brown rice syrup? Sounds delicious, but I don’t exactly own that…
Avery @ Southern Belle Living Well recently posted..Pumpkin Spice Muffins
you could use honey! or agave nectar
Yum! Is garbanzo bean powder tough to find? I have a couple of great natural food markets around here, so I’m guessing I might find it there.
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i use the bob’s redmill kind and can find it in a few stores…but also check online. or just sub regular flour, or almond flour or oat flour and it should work pretty well!
YUM! Sub for garbanzo bean flour? I’m allergic
Christine @ Love, Life, Surf recently posted..2013: Things that will stay the same
i know i answered this already but just in case others are reading, try regular flour or almond flour or oat flour!
This is just what I needed! I’m doing an 8 hour adventure race next weekend and was looking for a bar recipe. Do you think they will hold together well on a trail?
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they hold together pretty well but are a bit crumbly. should really matter if you’re eating them outside though!
mmmmm these look divine!
these look so good! i am working on making some big batches of things to freeze for when the baby arrives..adding these to the list!
woohoo!!! let me know how they do in the freezer!
Looks awesome! Yum Yum!
These look great and I love that they only make 6! Sometimes my hubby isn’t on the same healthy eating page as I am so the snacks that make 24 will literally take me forever to eat. LOL!
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same! i’m always making half recipes and scaling down to a more reasonable amount!
Yum! I’m always looking for a healthy, yet filling, easy breakfast! This totally looks like it would fit all of the above.
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it definitely is!!! enjoy!
I keep on wanting to try quinoa for breakfast, but still haven’t. Thanks so much for this recipe! Now I can make my quinoa breakfast dreams a reality.
Hehe.
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i also have a recipe for breakfast berry quinoa! http://www.theleangreenbean.com/berry-breakfast-quinoa/
I”m so glad you posted this! I have my own Quinoa breakfast recipe and was pretty bummed that it didn’t come out in more of a “bar” consistency. This looks perfect, and I can’t wait to make it!
woohoo!! let me know how they turn out for you!
Yum! Pinned and soooo making!
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enjoy, love!
I must must must show this recipe to my brother’s girlfriend! My brother was just diagnosed with celiac disease and she is having issues figuring out what she can cook for him (or bake)… Well, her questions are now answered with this recipe! Thank you!
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you’re quite welcome! hope she likes!
I don’t know how you always come up with such GREAT recipes! Another wonderful one!
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Quinoa and cranberries! Win-win!
Question, can you make your own garbanzo bean flour? I’ve never seen it in the stores…
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i know i tweeted you the answer to this but just in case other people are reading, i buy bob’s red mill and can find it in a couple stores. you can also find it online. and if you can’t, regular flour or almond flour should work!
A busy mother’s dream come true right here!
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when i saw these on instagram, i was smitten. they sound so good! love!!
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thanks girl! enjoy!
Quinoa and cranberries?! Omg what a great mixture. This sounds delicious
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I think this is gets a hands up, I want more approval! Yum!
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I’m making them right now!!! I used real flour instead of gorbanzo flour so well see! I also added chocolate chips too
yay!! let me know how they turn out!
Looks yummy!
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I made these tonight and they came out so delish! I used honey and flaxseed instead of brown rice syrup and chia. I also used 1/4 cup sunflower seeds and 1/4 cup chopped almonds…aaaaaand maybe some chopped dark chocolate
Can’t wait to have another one for breakfast!
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yay!!! love the sunflower seed addition!
These look lush! I will have to give these a try this weekend as I have been looking for a quick breakkie to take on the train. Thanks for sharing!
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you’re welcome! let me know what you think!
A recommended sub for the egg to make these vegan??
you could try a flax egg?
Silly question…is it one cup of quinoa before or after it has been cooked? I made these using one cup pre-cooked. The bars were yummy, but holy quinoa!
i use one cup of leftover quinoa…so it’s one cup of already cooked quinoa! if it was too much for you you could try cutting back next time and they should still work just fine!
your bars look delish! i’ve recently been diagnosed w/ type 2 diabetes. are these ok for me to eat? know of any good, SIMPLE cookbooks for small recipes. just me and my mom to cook for. thanks!
I just made these
Cant wait to taste!
yay! how were they?!
I just made these and they are yummy but I made some substitutions I used millet instead of Oats, and Almond Butter instead of Peanut butter. Finally Maple Syrup (local amber. so good) instead of the brown rice syrup.
awesome!! glad you liked them!
I can’t wait to try these. Gonna try raw pumpkin seeds for my daughter and pomegranate craisins.
LOVE pumpkin seeds!
I have been meaning to make this for a while and finally had a chance this week. I subed the flour with Oat Flour and then used a combo of pumpkin seeds and almonds. The only issue I had was they are very dry and fall apart. The picture doesn’t appear to do that. Did I do something wrong?
hmmm i’m not sure! i’ve noticed that when i make them with chickpea flour they are much more crumbly than when i make them with whole wheat flour. i think it’s because they’re gluten free….so you might have had the same issue with the oat flour. i’ve also started using a whole egg instead of just the white.
I have been dreaming about these bars for a while and finally made them (so easy!) and we love them! Two questions, do you put the yolk in (with the rest of the ingredients) or omit it entirely. Also, do you have any idea about the protein content per bar? Thanks!
These look amazing! Just a quick question, is there a non-nut substitute for the peanut butter? I want to make them for my stepmom and me but she’s allergic to nuts
can she have sunflower seeds? you could use sunbutter!
Thanks for the recipe, Lindsay! I loved these! I added choco chips and blueberries. Will be making by the dozen from now on!
I forgot to ask in my previous comment..have you ever tried freezing these? I would love to make many at once, but I don’t know if they lose their good consistency when frozen. Alternatively, any suggestions on how long they can be kept in the fridge? Thanks!
Hey Lindsay. Just wanted to update you to let you know that I successfully froze these bars after making a huge batch. I put half in the fridge, and defrosted the others the night before and they were still great for breakfast!