This Superfood Quinoa Breakfast Bowl is quick and easy to make and perfect for a grab and go breakfast! Topped with raspberries, bananas, nuts and cacao nibs!
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Why you will love this recipe
- Quick and Easy: Takes just minutes to assemble this superfood quinoa breakfast bowl as long as you have prepped your quinoa in advance.
- Meal Prep Friendly: Simply meal prep a big batch of quinoa on Sunday night (like 1 dry cup worth) and you will have a super easy to assemble breakfast or lunch for the next few days. Place quinoa in mason jars or cups and add your toppings, then just add some milk right before eating, literally like a bowl of cereal that got fancy.
- Flavorful and Filling: This quinoa breakfast bowl is super flavorful with fresh fruit and nutty quinoa topped with nut butter can you say delicious.
You know I love my easy breakfast and lunches, so I am here to give ya another super quick and easy (meal prep friendly) superfood quinoa breakfast bowl I know you are going to love!
Looking for more healthy vegan breakfast dishes? Try this 5 Ingredient Quinoa Superfood Breakfast Bowl or this Protein Breakfast Bowl, a Fruit Cereal Bowl, or Banana Bread Breakfast Muffins. Or if you just love quinoa and are looking for more try my Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad I know you'll enjoy that also.
Ingredients
Only 7 simple ingredients needed for this superfood quinoa bowl. If you have been around for a while you know how much I like to make extra of everything to eat the next day.
- Quinoa: The base and the " fancy cereal" part of this bowl. It's the fiber, a complete protein and the filling part of this protein bowl.
- Plant Milk: I like unsweetened almond or cashew milk best but you choose your favorite.
- Raspberries: Use any fruit you like, I just love the sweet raspberries on top this protein quinoa bowl.
- Banana: Adds a nice creamy fruit texture and goes well with the nut butter.
- Nut Butter: Use any nut butter you like, I love peanut butter and almond butter the best.
- Nuts: I like the added crunch and I used almonds but you can use any nuts you like.
How To Make This Superfood Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
- Cook the quinoa, I like to make a big batch but do what you prefer.
- Place the cooked quinoa in a bowl just like you would with cereal.
- Add your toppings, I used banana, raspberries, nuts and nut butter.
- Pour on the plant milk! That's it.
I like to store pre-cooked quinoa in the fridge for up to 4-5 days. I love enjoying this bowl warm for breakfast (simply heat in the microwave before or after the topping you decide) and I love it cold for lunches.
Variations
- Mix up the Toppings: Use any fruit you like best, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries.
- Hot or Cold: You decide, I love it both ways.
Let me know what you think if you try it, and what fruits did you top yours with!
Expert Tips
- Prep Extra Quinoa: I always make extra quinoa to store in the fridge and have it ready to go.
- Meal Prep: Place the quinoa in mason jars so that you can have it as a to-go! All you have to do is top it and add a splash of milk and you're ready to go!
- Soak the Quinoa: If you have trouble with the quinoa and digesting it, try soaking it overnight before cooking it, this helps break down the phytic acid and makes it easier to digest and more bioavailable. If you do this you will need to use a little bit less water when cooking it because it has absorbed liquid while soaking.
Recipe FAQs
You can serve quinoa warm, hot or cold depending on the recipe you add it to. Quinoa is delicious warm or cold in a salad, it can also be served hot in a main dinner dish.
It's not necessary to soak quinoa before cooking, however, doing so is believed to improve digestion by removing some of the naturally occurring phytic acid. It's up to you whether or not you want to soak your quinoa.
More Quinoa Recipes
Superfood Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients
- ½ cup plain cooked quinoa (cooked - in water-I used mixed color)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I use SILK brand)
toppings:
- raspberries
- sliced banana
- 1 tablespoon chopped almonds
- 1 tablespoon nut butter
Instructions
- Cook quinoa if it's not already cooked, I cook extra and just store in the fridge. (½ cup cooked is about ¼-1/3 cup dry but like I said I cook extra and store in the fridge, cook according to package directions, cook in water not broth)
- Add the cooked quinoa to the bowl, add the sliced bananas, raspberries and spoon of nut butter. Top with non dairy milk.
- Serve warm or cold. I like it warm for breakfast and cold when I enjoy it for lunches.
Amanda
Talk about super food! This looks like the perfect breakfast. Everything about this looks delicious, and I love the cacao nibs!
tworaspberries
thanks so much Amanda! 😉 hope you have a great weekend!
Bethany @ athletic avocado
This breakfast bowl looks super yummy! I'd love to replace my usual oatmeal with this!
tworaspberries
you would LOVE it! thanks for the breakfast bowl love girl! 😉 have a great weekend!
Lauren @ Lauren Caris Cooks
This looks wonderful! I love quinoa but I haven't had it for breakfast yet, will have to try it really soon! Your recipe looks lovely!
tworaspberries
girllll you are missing out! you gotta try it, you are going to LOVE it! 😉 thanks so much Lauren!