Strawberry Quinoa Breakfast Bars

These quinoa breakfast bars are perfect for making a large batch, and freeze them for later use. A great meal prep just like this delicious Blueberry banana baked oatmeal or this Apple pie baked oats.

The banana quinoa bars also makes a great grab on the go snack like these Banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins or these healthy Blueberry oat cookies.

Ingredients

Listed below are the ingredients needed to make these easy quinoa breakfast bars. The perfect meal-prep for the whole week!

For the full ingredient measurements, scroll down to view the recipe card at the bottom of the page.

• Almond milk, use unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice. Regular milk can also be used for non vegan.
• Chia seeds, they are high in fiber, antioxidants and protein and adds a lot of nutrients to this recipe. They also held hold the bars together so they cut easily.
• Very ripe bananas, you want those brown spots! They are sweeter and have a creamier texture.
• Vanilla extract, ads a wonderful flavor that goes to well with the strawberries.
• Nut butter, use almond or peanut butter, preferable all natural. Cashew butter also works. For allergy friendly quinoa bars, sue a sun flower seed butter.
• Coked quinoa, use white or tricoloured quinoa. Cooked and cooled. The perfect way to use leftover quinoa!
• Oats, these healthy quinoa bar recipe uses quick cooking oats, but rolled oats also work for a chewier texture. For gluten-free breakfast bars, make sure to use certified gluten-free oats.
• Dates, use Medjool dates for extra caramel flavor or regular dates. I used regular ones here, they are cheeper and work well with these flavours.
• Fresh strawberries, frozen can also be used.
• Chocolate chips, this recipe uses vegan dark chocolate. Use your favourite or chop a chocolate bar!
• Salt, just a pinch of salt brings all the flavors together.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Making these healthy quinoa bars is both fast and easy. This is a resume of how to make them. For the full instructions see the recipe card at the bottom.

Preheat the oven and line a baking dish with parchment paper.
Add the almond milk and the chia seeds to a bowl, stir well and let sit for 10 minutes to thicken. 
Stir in the mashed bananas, nut butter and vanilla.
Stir in the cooked quinoa, oats, chopped dates and chocolate chips. Then gently fold in the strawberries.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, top with a sprinkle of oats and chocolate chips.
Bake until set, depending on your oven. Let cool completely then cut in pieces.

Storage

They keep in the freezer for about 4 months in an airtight container. In the refrigerator for about 4 days.

My daughter likes to pop a slice in the microwave for 15 seconds or so, she says then it tastes like it comes straight out of the oven and the chocolate chips melt a little. Yum!

Substitutions and Variations

• Protein – For added protein, mix in 2 tablespoons of your favourite protein powder into the bars. Some great flavours to use are vanilla or strawberry flavor. Add a splash more milk if need.
• Gluten-free – Although oats are naturally gluten-free, they can contain traces of gluten. To ensure gluten-free baked oats, use only certified gluten-free oats. They can usually be found in the glute-free section of the grocery store.
• Sweetener – This banana and strawberry baked quinoa is not overly sweet. Most of the sweetness comes from the very ripe bananas, dates, strawberry and chocolate chips. If you like a sweeter dish, add some maple syrup to taste, or top the quinoa cereal bars with a drizzle of maple syrup. 
• Nuts – for some extra crunch and protein, add some chopped nuts of choice. For allergies, leave the nuts out or use sunflower or pumpkin seeds. 
• Berries – This recipe uses either fresh or frozen strawberries. They can also be replaced with other berries, or a mix of berries of choice. Some good options are raspberries or blueberries, also check out this Blueberry banana baked oatmeal.
• Nut butter – use a nut butter of your choice, either peanut butter or almond butter tasted great. Also try this homemade Strawberry Cashew Nut Butter. For an allergy friendly recipe, use melded coconut oil or sunflower seed butter.

Top Tip

Use very ripe bananas in this recipe for best taste and texture. Ripe bananas are sweet and get a creamy consistency when mashed. 

If using frozen strawberries, they can be added directly without defrosting them first. Also see this Strawberry banana baked oatmeal recipe that is filled with sweet strawberries.

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