Quinoa Carrot Breakfast Bars
We’re a week and a few days into New Year’s Resolutions. Have you kept your’s so far? Or is the daily grind threatening to halt all progress? These breakfast bars are packed with protein in the form of quinoa (everyone’s new favorite legume), eggs, yogurt, and nuts. Even more, you get to start the day with nutrients from veggies and dried fruit. Travel friendly, freezer friendly, kid friendly, and healthy – what more could you ask for in a breakfast? They also make a great snack when cravings hit.
Quinoa Carrot Breakfast Bars
Author/Source:
Kim @ Onceamonthmom.com, adapted from Poor Girl Eats Well
Ingredients:
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
A protein packed breakfast for your New Year’s resolutions!
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon allspice
- 0.25 teaspoon ginger
- 4 medium eggs
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 cup honey
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 0.5 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
- 0.5 cup golden raisins
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. In another large bowl mix together eggs, yogurt, honey, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and quinoa to wet ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Add carrot, raisins, coconut, and nuts and fold into the mixture. Pour into two greased 8 x 8 baking pans or one 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry.
Freezing Directions:
Cool bars completely. Cut into portions and divide among freezer bags, label, and store. To serve: Thaw and reheat if desired.
Servings: 16 bars
**conversion chart image provided by Erik Spiekermann
Wow – I have everything to make this in my pantry! Awesome! Do you have the calorie/fat count?
We currently only calculate nutritional values for our Diet menu. This is for our whole foods menu, which focuses more on nutrient dense foods rather than calorie count.
Yum! Thank you for sharing! I will try to use the recipe and adapt it to our allergies. :)
Also, quinoa isn’t a legume (beans, soy, peanuts) or a grain which most people refer to it S. It’s actually a seed. :) And it is so incredibly versatile!! You can make just about anything with quinoa!
I agree with Kristy. My son and I have severe legume allergies and we are able to eat quinoa without a problem.
Thanks for the info! Just make sure to check carefully with a doctor where allergies are concerned.
Have you tried using plain Greek yogurt, or does it come out better with regular plain yogurt? Thanks!
Greek yogurt is a little thicker, so you may have to watch the consistency. But it should work fine.
These looks great, I am going to try them out tonight….do you think they could be made into cookies? I am thinking that might be easier for my little boys to eat!
I don’t think they’d be quite the right consistency for cookies, but maybe muffins or mini-muffins would work for your boys. Just be sure to adjust the cooking time.
I’m going to try them as mini muffins, I’ll let you all know how it goes!!!
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Was this really supposed to be for ONE 8×8 pan? It seems like a huge amount of batter for that and is taking forever to cook.
Other cooks have reported similar issues. I updated the recipe to read TWO 8×8 pans or one 13×9, baked for 35-40 minutes. Thanks for the feedback.
I’m going to try these with bananas instead of eggs. Can’t wait to see how they turn out!
Good idea. Let us know how it goes.
Jill – How’d it work out with bananas?
I always have to ask this .. Does one cup cooked quinoa mean…. 1 cup uncooked quinoa which is then cooked or cook enough quinoa to equal 1 cup….
Valid question, but if you see it written this way (on our blog at least) it means 1 cup of already cooked quinoa (about 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa). Hope that helps!
How sweet are these bars? I don’t have too much of a sweet tooth and normally reduce sugar amounts when I bake.
They are not super sweet because they use a moderate amount of natural sweetener. You shouldn’t need to make any changes.
Thanks!
I want to make these but need to substitute the yogurt with something due to dairy intolerance. Any suggestions?
Do yo think applesauce would work?
yes, i think it would.
Thanks :)