Peanutty, chocolaty, gooey, comforting, surprisingly healthy (if that matters to you), arguably-better-than-Snickers breakfast deliciousness! This recipe was the result of serious pregnancy cravings for chocolate/peanuts/oats, combined with a need to use up some quinoa flakes. Don’t you just love a craving-meets-food-waste-fix combo?
A perfect weekend breakfast treat for two, if you feel like sharing with someone special… or you can indulge a little yourself (on both Saturday and Sunday 😉 ).
<3 MM xx
“SNICKERS” BAKED QUINOA PORRIDGE
Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS
100 ml quinoa flakes
150 ml oats
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp cacao
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tbsp peanuts (can be salted)
150 ml (1 small-medium) ripe banana, mashed
200 ml almond milk
1-2 tbsp peanut butter (I used Fitnessguru)
1 -2 tbsp maple syrup/rice malt syrup (optional)
1 peanut butter Squarebar (or chocolate/peanut protein bar of choice), chopped
Slices of banana to top the porridge (optional)
1-2 tsp melted coconut oil for greasing dish and brushing banana slices (if using extra banana)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180°C (fan) and lightly grease 2 ramekins or one small pie dish with a little melted coconut oil.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix oats, quinoa flakes, spices, baking powder and half the peanuts (chopped if you prefer).
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine well.
- Add half of the Squarebar chunks to the mix. Spoon the porridge mix into dish/ramekins.
- Top porridge with remaining Squarebar pieces and banana slices brushed with coconut oil if you like.
- Bake porridge in the centre of the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Let cool for around 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with remaining peanuts and serve doused with almond milk or topped with coconut whipped cream/yogurt and raw chocolate sauce, if you like.
*If you don’t have quinoa flakes on hand, substitute them for more oats of an equal amount.
Quinoa flakes are my favorite thing…ever <3 This is wonderful!
Thank you so much! I am glad you like the look of it 🙂 x
Wow Marisa – looks delicious and id happily have this for dessert!
Thank you so much, Laura! I have eaten it for dessert… it works 😉 hehe xx
Yummy this looks so delicious!!! http://www.runningtomilan.wordpress.com
Thanks very much 🙂 x
Ooooooh god, this looks so good!
Thank you so much! 🙂 x
Ok this looks absolutely amazing! ❤️
Thank you! Very kind! <3
Sounds delicious and not too complicated to prepare, thanks! 🙂
Thank you so much, lovely! 🙂 x
This sounds SUPERB, and not just because it’s a snickers-flavored recipe! I love quinoa and the fact that it’s baked so that it’s more dense and cake-like! The photography is also so so beautiful!
Thank you so much! That’s so kind of you! I love the classic Snickers flavour combo, but the bars themselves are a sugar bomb. There’s some lasting energy to be found in this dish, along with some protein… and the all-important pb & chocolate flavour combo! 😉 Thank you again for the kind comment! xx