Sugar-Free Apple Pie Breakfast Quinoa

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byJanice Smith

Anyway. Breakfast quinoa. It’s awesome. This version is slightly sweet with crunch from the apple. The apple is key. If you have a morning sweet tooth, but crave something healthy, I cannot recommend this enough.

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 Apple Pie Breakfast Quinoa

Quinoa for breakfast isn’t the typical. I feel like oatmeal is the big winner of breakfast and quinoa shows up in salads for lunch or as the grain for dinner. The very first time I ever heard of quinoa being a breakfast food was when I saw a box of GoGo Quinoa Flakes in the gluten-free aisle of the grocery store:

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I also remember that I pronounced the word quinoa quite incorrectly when I first told my hubby about it. This is a thing you should know about me-I’m pretty sure I’ll be famous for it one day, but I find a way to mispronounce everything! It’s a disease!

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Anyway. Breakfast quinoa. It’s awesome. This version is slightly sweet with crunch from the apple. The apple is key. If you have a morning sweet tooth, but crave something healthy, I cannot recommend this enough. 

Anyway. Breakfast quinoa. It’s awesome. This apple pie breakfast quinoa is slightly sweet with crunch from the apple. The apple is key. If you have a morning sweet tooth, but crave something healthy, I cannot recommend this enough. 

Sugar-Free Apple Pie Breakfast Quinoa

Recipe by Janice – Fitness Cheerleader

Total time: 5 min

Yield: 1 bowl

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2/3 cup quinoa flakes
  • 1 tsp cinnamon + more for sprinkling
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 apple (chopped)

Cooking Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in quinoa flakes, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Cover and let sit for 1 min.
  3. Stir in applesauce.
  4. Pour into a bowl and sprinkle chopped apple and cinnamon on top.
  5. Enjoy!

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Apple Pie Breakfast Quinoa

Janice Smith is the creator and food blogger behind Salads for Lunch, a healthy recipe website dedicated to easy, delicious salads, soups, and wholesome family meals. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and a certificate in Athletic Therapy, Janice combines her passion for nutrition, fitness, and simple home cooking to inspire readers to live healthier lives. She began blogging after transforming her own lifestyle through healthy eating and exercise, and now shares approachable recipes that make it easy for busy families to enjoy fresh, seasonal ingredients. When she's not developing recipes, Janice enjoys running, staying active, and spending time with her three daughters. Through Salads for Lunch, she encourages readers to embrace healthy living one meal at a time.

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3 Comments

  2. THIS SOUNDS AMAZING! So hearty. I see it being DELICIOUS in the winter especially!!

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  3. I keep hearing how good quinoa is and I have yet to try it… I need to change that as I am trying to eat healthier… 🙂

    Have a good long weekend Janice 🙂

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