Wow love this one !!!! Today I went to Lexington and put my application in for the Laborers union !!! Wish me luck.
Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Breakfast Cake
Author: Leanne Vogel
Allergens: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Sugar-free, Yeast-free, Corn-free, Nut-free
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Serves: 1 serving
Pumpkin pie infused
breakfast cake made with quinoa flakes, pumpkin and chia seeds.
Delicious, quick, gluten-free, and vegan, too!
Ingredients
- ½ cup quinoa flakes
- ⅓ cup canned pumpkin
- ⅓ cup not from concentrate apple juice
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon coconut nectar (optional)
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice *see note
Instructions
- Prepare a 16oz. microwave/oven safe dish by oiling with a dab of coconut oil. Set aside. Drop all ingredients in a small bowl and mix until fully incorporated. Press mixture into prepare dish and even out with fork.
- Microwave option: Place in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes. You’ll know when it’s done when it rises slightly, is harder to the touch, and pulls away from the sides of the dish. Don’t bake it too long, or you’ll have a Frisbee!
- Oven option: Place in a preheated oven at 350F and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow to rest for 1 minute before tipping over onto a plate and drizzling with coconut butter. Or, prepare in jar as I did with this version.
Notes
If you don’t have pumpkin spice, you can use: 1
teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground
nutmeg and ¼ teaspoon all spice instead.
Topping used in photographs:
melted coconut butter
Let’s talk about quinoa for a second, kay?
Quinoa may look like a grain, but it’s actually a tini-tiny seed. It has high levels of amino acids, lysine and isoleucine, which makes it a complete protein source (meaning that it has all essential amino acids).
What is the difference between quinoa flakes and quinoa seeds?
Quinoa seeds can be boiled like rice and used in salads, soups or stews like I did with smokey bear quinoa, cranberry mango salad, or this warm kale pilaf.
Quinoa flakes are crushed quinoa seeds. They’re a lot like quick oats but are gluten-free, grain-free and taste awful on their own. Ha… really, they do. But they work fabulously as a replacement for bread crumbs and are really good in quinoa flake bakes.
So now that we got all that out of the way…
Prepping this recipe couldn’t be simpler. Add everything to a bowl, mix it around, place it in a dish, cook and consume.
Eating pumpkin never tasted this good.
Hey, did I mention that this totally constitutes as breakfast?
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