Vegetarian

Breakfast Quinoa Bars takes several minutes to prepare.

Breakfast Quinoa Bars takes several minutes to cook.

Breakfast Quinoa Bars makes 9 servings.

The ingredients for Breakfast Quinoa Bars are:

1 cup quinoa
1 1/2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup hazelnut meal, divided

Here is how you make Breakfast Quinoa Bars:

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 8" square baking dish with nonstick spray.Rinse quinoa with cold water then place in a pot. Add 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until cooked. Set aside.In a blender, blend almond milk, dates, flax seed, applesauce, cocoa powder, and salt. Pour into a bowl and stir in cooked quinoa, vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup of hazelnut meal.Spread mixture in pan and sprinkle remaining hazelnut meal on top. Bake for an hour to an hour 15 minutes or until set. Invert onto a plate and cut into 9 squares.Serving Size: Makes 9 squaresNumber of Servings: 9Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATOUSIGNANT1.

The nutritional information for Breakfast Quinoa Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 188.8

• Total Fat: 9.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 95.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
• Protein: 6.1 g