Simple Quinoa Breakfast Bar Recipe
These simple quinoa breakfast bars are flavored with toasted coconut and chocolate chips, making for a healthy and delicious on-the-go breakfast treat that you and your kids will love!
Servings 12 12-16 bars
Calories 223kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup oats, dry
- 1 cup Quinoa, cooked
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon flaxseed, ground
- 6 tablespoon water
- 2 medium banana
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, semisweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9” square baking pan with parchment and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (minus coconut and chocolate chips).
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flax seed meal and water. Let stand for 5 minutes until the mixture begins to gel. Beat in banana, nut/seed butter and vanilla.
- Pour wet ingredient over dry and stir together until fully combined. Fold in coconut and chocolate chips.
- Transfer mixture to the baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake on the center rack for 20 - 25 minutes until mixture has started to brown and is springy to the touch.
- Remove and let cool completely in the pan. Once cooled, transfer to a cutting board and cut into squares.
- Store in an airtight container for 3 - 4 days.
