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Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls

Kick start your day with these delicious quinoa power breakfast bowls! They're a cinch to make, are packed with protein and will keep you energized all day long!

I don't know about where you live, but here in New York, we're inching our way closer and closer to Spring, but we're still stuck in the middle. It's like the tweener season. The days are lovely and warm, but the nights and mornings are chilly.

That means warm soups (I've been loving my Turmeric Wild Rice Soup) and creamy porridges for breakfast, and light, healthy salads for lunch. This season I've definitely been on a porridge kick; first, it was creamy steel-cut oats and now it's these quinoa power breakfast bowls.

I just love how cozy they are, but also that they're packed with ingredients that keep me full and fueled all morning long. I rarely need a snack when I start my day with a bowl like this and I feel peppy and energized too!

I'm partnering with my friends at Almond Breeze to bring you today's recipe and in addition to this lovely little breakfast bowl, I'm also going to share some photos from a trip that I recently took with them!

But since I know you've got food on the brain, let's chat brekkie bowls.

Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls -- topped with almonds, coconut and bananas!

Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls -- topped with almonds, coconut and bananas!

We start by simmering the quinoa in some unsweetened almondmilk coconutmilk blend, add in some cinnamon, maple syrup and almond butter for flavorings, and let it simmer away until it's gorgeously creamy.

Since it's quinoa, it does take a bit longer than oatmeal does, but it's totally worth it. The quinoa has a ton more protein, plus more fiber and vitamins, so I find that it keeps me much fuller than oats do.

For cooking time, honestly, just let it simmer until you've got the texture you like. I lean more towards thicker porridges, so I ended up cooking mine for about 15 minutes.

Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls -- topped with almonds, coconut and bananas!

Just like with a smoothie bowl or oatmeal, I highly recommend that you go crazy with the toppings. I love combining fresh fruit, something crunchy and usually something sweet.

Here we've got bananas, coconut and almonds, which ticks all the boxes (the bananas tick two). But it would also be delicious with berries, mango, apples/pears, chia seeds, dried mulberries, cacao nibs or even chocolate chips! The base is simple, so think of it like a blank canvas and let your mind run wild with creativity!

Almond Breeze Orchard Experience 2017 -- with the most popular food bloggers!

Before I let you scamper off to your kitchen so you can make these breakfast bowls for yourself, I just want to share a few photos from my trip to California. We went to Sacramento with Almond Breeze to visit one of their almond orchards, learn more about the growing process and meet some of the Blue Diamond team. It was SUCH a fun trip!

I got to hang out with some of my favorite bloggers! That's all of us in the photo above; from left to right we have Two Peas & Their Pod, Well Plated, me (!), Foodiecrush, Ambitious Kitchen and Love & Lemons. We went to a Sacramento Kings game, we met one of the almond growers and his wonderful family, we walked up and down the aisles of orchard surrounded by flowers, and of course, we ate some pretty amazing food (all made with almonds of course)!

Almond Breeze Orchard Experience 2017 -- with the most popular food bloggers!

Almond Breeze Orchard Experience 2017 -- with the most popular food bloggers!

Almond Breeze Orchard Experience 2017 -- with the most popular food bloggers!

The grower we visited was born and raised in growing almonds. His family has been doing this for three generations and you could tell how passionate he was about his orchard. And to me, visiting an orchard like this, puts it all into perspective. I mean honestly, how many of us open up a carton of almond milk and think about the individual almonds and where they came from? I'm guessing pretty much no one.

But seeing this orchard in full bloom, hearing him talk about his selection process, and understanding the hard work that goes into it, gave me a newfound appreciation for almond milk (and really just almonds in general!).

Almond Breeze Orchard Experience 2017 -- with the most popular food bloggers!

And did you know that the state of California produces over 80% of the world's almonds? Yes, world's! Isn't that crazy?! Crazy cool if you ask me 🙂 And Blue Diamond, the company who owns Almond Breeze, actually ships their almonds and almond products to over 90 countries worldwide. That's just incredible!

Kick start your day with these delicious quinoa power breakfast bowls! They're a cinch to make, are packed with protein and will keep you energized all day long!

Okay, now you can go run to your kitchen and make these quinoa power breakfast bowls. I hope they warm your belly and energize you for a big day ahead!

And don't forget to share your topping creations with me 🙂 Tag me on Instagram (@simplyquinoa) so I can find your picture and give you some lovin'!

xo Alyssa

Kick start your day with these delicious quinoa power breakfast bowls! They're a cinch to make, are packed with protein and will keep you energized all day long!

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Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls

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 Kick start your day with these delicious quinoa power breakfast bowls! They're a cinch to make, are packed with protein and will keep you energized all day long!
author: Alyssa
yield: 2 Servings
Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

For toppings

Instructions
 

  • Add quinoa and Almond Breeze into a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to boil, then reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it's creamy and the quinoa is cooked. Stir in almond butter and maple syrup.
  • Transfer to two bowls and top with sliced banana, sliced almonds and coconut flakes.

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Nutrition

Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 716mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 5.1mg | Calcium: 303mg | Iron: 3.4mg
cuisine: American
course: Breakfast

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31 comments on “Quinoa Power Breakfast Bowls”

  1. Saw this on Pinterest today, and had to try it right away. It was as good as I thought it would be, definitely making again.

  2. Delicious. Used honey, nuts, chopped apples, banana and raisins. Anyone can customize and make it their own. Thank you!

  3. This is by far my favorite dish!!!! It hits all my happy sensors. I added a little vanilla flavoring, flax, and coca. SOOOOOOOOOo Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank you so much for this recipe. Ive already made it twice

  4. Hi Alyssa! I recently made this recipe using regular unsweetened Almond Breeze almond milk since I didn’t have the coconut blend on hand. It didn’t turn out as thick and creamy as I would have liked, even after cooking it for a while. Would adding canned coconut milk help? What else would you suggest?

    1. That would definitely help! Coconut milk as a creamy texture. You might also just want to add a touch more milk to make it even creamier 🙂

  5. Hubby and I both loved it! I like it a little sweeter so may try just a little brown sugar to my serving next time. Thank you!

    1. Hi there! I’m seeing it in there already, so I’m not sure why isn’t showing up for you? Perhaps try clearing your browser cache and refreshing and it will work 🙂

      1. “Add quinoa and Almond Breeze into a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to boil, then reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it’s creamy and the quinoa is cooked.

        Transfer to two bowls and top with sliced banana, sliced almonds and coconut flakes.”

        I’m not seeing it either. This is the entire text of the recipe. I assume you stir the almond butter and maple syrup in after the quinoa is cooked. Is that correct?

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    Joan Acquistapace

    so, just the milk and quinoa in the saucepan? I put the maple syrup and cinnamon in too, tasted better that way 🙂

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  8. I tried making this recipe as directed. I had to keep adding more and more almond milk since the quinoa wasn’t fully cooked and all the liquid were gone. I also had to stir it constantly. I still don’t think my quinoa was fully cooked but I stopped after over 25 minutes of stirring. I know when I had to cook quinoa on stove top with broth it usually takes 30 minutes? I made it for tomorrow’s breakfast. Let me see if I like chewy half cooked quinoa. I want something that’s different than steel cut oats.

    1. Hmmm I wonder if maybe it’s the type of quinoa you’re using? Typically quinoa cooks in about 15 minutes (max) so not sure why yours would be taking that long. Let me know if you enjoyed it anyway 🙂

    1. For the whole recipe! I’ve been having some issues with the recipe plugin showing things correctly, so I’ll be sure to update 🙂

      1. Hey Alyssa, I know previously there was a comment about calories, but even if you cut the 940 in half, that still seems like quite a bit of calories. Unless you just haven’t had a chance to update. 🙂 Thanks for sharing all of these yummy recipes.

        1. I think it was pulling the almond milk incorrectly! So it now seems a bit more accurate; 440 per serving 🙂 This I think is a great amount for a breakfast!

  9. Alyssa I think your measurements are off in this recipie. I understand you need 2 to 1 liquid to quinoa to cook it properly. That would mean 1 cup almond breeze to 1/2 cup quinoa. I really enjoy your blog.