This Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream only requires 5 simple ingredients, it's creamy and packed with protein and perfect for meal prep.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Hits the spot: Absolutely delicious, this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream is perfect; with sweet, tasty, fresh strawberries for breakfast, pure maple syrup, and yogurt; topping the mixture of nutty quinoa and non-dairy oat milk, definitely a satisfying, nutritious quinoa breakfast bowl.
- Favorite: Quinoa breakfast recipes are easily my favorite. I love being able to pick out any of my quinoa breakfast bowl recipes, easily make it, and then sit down, relax, and enjoy eating it.
- Quick and easy: This quinoa recipe is easy to assemble. All you need are five ingredients and about five minutes of prep time to prepare this quinoa breakfast recipe, as long as you have prepped your quinoa in advance.
- Meal prep: I have many other breakfast recipes for quinoa that you can easily make. Simply meal prep a big batch of quinoa on Sunday night (1 dry cup of quinoa), and you will have a super easy-to-assemble quinoa breakfast bowl for the next few days. Cook the quinoa, let it cool, then place cooked quinoa in mason jars or cups that seal tight. Add milk and maple syrup mixture, then your toppings just before serving. It's literally like a bowl of quinoa cereal that just got fancy.
- Naturally sweetened: This quinoa cereal recipe skips the refined stuff and instead is naturally sweetened with maple syrup.
Protein quinoa bowls are the best they are so great for meal prepping, I know you're going to love this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream. They can be sweet or savory like this curry quinoa. The best part about quinoa is the simplicity of meal prep. I like to have quinoa ready to go in the fridge so I can add it to breakfast like this recipe or even salads like this roasted vegetable quinoa salad or dinner. To make the perfect quinoa check out my post on how to cook quinoa.
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Ingredients
Be sure to take a look at the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and quantities to make this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream.
- Quinoa: The "cereal" part of this cereal style quinoa breakfast bowl. Adds a great amount of protein and minerals to this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream.
- Fresh Strawberries: Fresh strawberries add a nice fresh component to this bowl, if you prefer to add a strawberry chia jam you can make that and it would be even more strawberries and cream style but I like the pop of fresh strawberries.
- Non-Dairy Yogurt: I used unsweetened coconut yogurt but use your favorite yogurt and it should be fine as long as it's plain.
- Pure Maple Syrup: This is used as our natural sweetener.
- Non-Dairy Milk: I used unsweetened oat milk, vanilla unsweetened milk if you can find it is even better, it adds more flavor to the "cream" idea of this quinoa cereal bowl.
Variations
- Yogurt or whipped cream: This quinoa breakfast bowl recipes list of ingredients has vegan yogurt, that's unsweetened, plant-based, and dairy-free, but feel free to use vegan coconut whipped cream in this quinoa breakfast recipe if you'd like; it'll still taste perfect.
- Granola or Nuts: You can easily add a crunch to this delicious strawberry quinoa breakfast bowl; just add any chopped nuts like pecans, almonds, walnuts, or any of your favorite nuts on top of this quinoa breakfast bowl. Another crunchy topping is granola; add some of your favorite granola or try making my Vegan Granola Recipe to use as a delicious topping.
- Versatile breakfast: You decide, serve it; hot, warm, or cold. I've eaten and loved it all three ways. It depends on if I am able to sit down and enjoy it right away, if I need to wait a little bit before enjoying it, or if it's a meal prep for another day. But it's absolutely amazing in each of these options.
- Nut butter: Add a drizzle over the top or even a dollop of nut butter in the bowl. It'll add a little creamy texture and nutty taste to this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream. Feel free to add your favorite nut butter or try peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter in this quinoa breakfast recipe.
- Milk Alternatives: I have many other breakfast recipes for quinoa, and you can interchange the kind of vegan milk you use for each recipe. In this strawberries and cream quinoa breakfast bowl, I used unsweetened oat milk, a non-dairy and plant-based milk. Feel free to use your preferred milk or try one of these homemade dairy-free milks: almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk. Each will change the flavor slightly, but it will still taste great.
How to make this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream:
Prep: Prep the quinoa (soak if desired, see notes) make sure to rinse the quinoa prior to cooking and cook according to directions on the package. My package said ¼ dry quinoa to ⅓-1/2 cup water. Quinoa can be cooked and stored in the fridge the night before.
Step 1: Assemble the "cereal" quinoa breakfast bowl. Place the quinoa in the bowl first, top with chopped strawberries.
Step 2: Then pour the oat milk in and top with yogurt and maple syrup.
Expert Tips
- Rinse the quinoa: Before cooking, rinse the quinoa (follow package directions) and then drain it prior to using it.
- Quinoa: For healthy digestion of quinoa, you can soak the quinoa in water overnight in the fridge. If you do this, you will need to use a little bit less water when cooking it because the quinoa has absorbed liquid while soaking in the fridge.
- Pre-cook and meal prep: These both kind of go hand in hand; if you pre-cook the quinoa, it gives you quinoa that's ready to go into your mason jars so that you can have a breakfast that's ready to go! All you have to do is top it with strawberries (that you washed, cut up, put into a container the night before), yogurt, and a splash of milk with added maple syrup, and you're ready to go.
- Quick breakfast: If you double or triple this Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream recipe to save some quinoa breakfast in the fridge, I recommend storing each component separately (except the yogurt and maple syrup mixture can be pre-mixed). I would use mason jars with quinoa on the bottom and a separate container for yogurt and maple syrup mixed, then when you're ready to eat simply toss the milk/syrup on top of the quinoa, the toppings next, and you'll have strawberries for breakfast, ready in a bowl or mason jar.
Recipe FAQs
It's not necessary, but I personally choose to soak my quinoa for easier digestion. First, rinse the quinoa and then soak it in water overnight. Then drain and rinse again before cooking.
Yes! Feel free to make several portions of quinoa, which you can store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Don't add the mix-ins or toppings until ready to serve.
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.
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Protein Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Strawberries and Cream
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cooked quinoa (about ¼ cup dry quinoa, rinse first and cook)
- ½ cup fresh strawberries (chopped)
- ½ cup non-dairy milk (I like unsweetened vanilla oat milk)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup non-dairy yogurt (I used unsweetened coconut yogurt)
Instructions
- Prep: Prep the quinoa (soak if desired, see notes) make sure to rinse the quinoa prior to cooking and cook according to directions on the package. My package said ¼ dry quinoa to ⅓-1/2 cup water. Quinoa can be cooked and stored in the fridge the night before.
- Assemble the "cereal" quinoa breakfast bowl. Place the quinoa in the bowl first, top with chopped strawberries, then pour the oat milk in and top with yogurt and maple syrup.
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