Healthy Quinoa & Blueberry Breakfast Bars

Quinoa & Blueberry Breakfast Bars

serves

Serves 8

time

40 mins

level

Beginner

These Quinoa & Blueberry Breakfast Bars are perfect if you’re looking for a delicious, nutritious breakfast throughout the week when perhaps you don’t have time to make a bowl of porridge or homemade smoothie.

Every mouthful is bursting with juicy, fresh blueberries which are just heavenly when cooked, sweet hints of vanilla, luscious texture from the grains and light sweetness from banana and pure maple syrup.

By Nourishing Amelia

Ingredients

100g Merchant Gourmet Red & White Quinoa
100g oats
2 bananas
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp cashew butter
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
80g fresh blueberries

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 150C
Mix the chia seeds with 6 tbsp water and leave to thicken up for 5-10 minutes
Mash the bananas in a bowl until smooth, then add the maple syrup, cashew butter and vanilla extract. Stir well
Add the oats, Merchant Gourmet Quinoa and chia seed mixture to the bowl. Stir everything together
Add the blueberries to the mixture, stirring carefully
Line a baking tray with baking paper then pour in the breakfast bar mixture. Spreading out evenly
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes
Leave to cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting into squares and enjoying

Good to know!

These bars are a great source of protein and fibre thanks to the quinoa, oats and chia seeds, which will keep your fuelled all morning, aid digestion and keep your blood sugar levels steady. Quinoa is also packed full of iron, magnesium, copper and B6!