healthy Blueberry Quinoa Bar Made with rolled oats, applesauce, maple syrup and coconut oil. No need to cook quinoa first! These blueberry bars offer the perfect snacks, desserts and even breakfast!
Maven’s quick tips:
Use quinoa. This makes the texture and flavor the best, as it tends to be more neutral.
Uncooked + rinse. No need to cook quinoa first! Just make sure to rinse to remove saponin.
Use fresh or frozen. Fresh or frozen blueberries can be used according to the season.
Let cool before slicing. Let your bar rest for 20 minutes before cutting.
Enjoy all meals. I think these blueberry quinoa bars are healthy and can be enjoyed in any meal… including breakfast! Ideal for preparing meals or freezer meals or snacks.
Over the years, I have had some unexpected hot recipes. Usually, when I make a recipe, I know if it will be popular. Other times, I shared something I personally like but wasn’t sure how it would fit into the audience. These banana quinoa breakfast bars fall into an unexpectedly popular category. They taste delicious and have excellent ingredients, but I’m not sure how the quinoa-made breakfast bar is with you.
It has become a popular recipe over the years, so I thought I would use it as an inspo for these blueberry quinoa bars. These are similar to the difference between the absence of bananas. I realize that some people don’t like bananas, so it’s a great option for anyone who doesn’t like it. Let me know what you think!
Ingredients in Blueberry Quinoa Bars
- Rolling oats – Catch gluten-free oats if necessary.
- Uncooked quinoa – The most neutral taste of quinoa with the lightest texture… perfect for these bars! Make sure to rinse the quinoa with quinoa before using both to remove the outer coating and final texture.
- Floor flax seeds – Helps tie sticks together. Effectively, just like using flax eggs instead of regular eggs.
- Apple sauce – Provides moisture and light texture. Just make sure to buy a variety that is not added with sugar so you can control the sweetness.
- Almond butter – You can also switch to different nut butter or seed butter.
- Coconut oil – Look for unrefined and/or organic coconut oil. Just make sure to melt it.
- Maple Syrup – Add a hint of sweetness! You can use honey, but this recipe will no longer be vegetarian.
- baking powder – Help the bar rise.
- Cinnamon – I love the combination of cinnamon and banana.
- sea salt – Combine all flavors together
- blueberry – certainly! I like to use fresh but can also use frozen and make these blueberry quinoa bars enjoyable year-round. You can also replace it in other berries if you want.
How to Make Blueberry Quinoa Bar
Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients
In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, quinoa, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Step 2: Stir the wet ingredients
Add applesauce, flax, almond butter, coconut oil and maple syrup. Stir until combined. Fold blueberries. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes and let the flax absorb some liquid.
Step 3: Bake
Add batter to the baking tray and spread evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crispy on the edges and cook until centered.
Step 4: Slice + Service
Let stand for 20 minutes, then cut into 9-12 squares and cool completely.
FAQ
No! I’ve tested this recipe with cooked quinoa and uncooked quinoa and actually found that uncooked quinoa yielded the best results.
I recommend it. Tricolor quinoa usually takes longer to cook, so stick with white quinoa if you can.
Yes! Quinoa is coated with saponin, which is a bitter taste that may lead to a breakfast tasting! Before using this recipe, add quinoa to a fine mesh filter and rinse under cold water.
Yes, these blueberry strips are gluten-free.
Yes! These are also vegetarians.
Storage instructions
refrigerator: These bar shops are really good! After allowing the rod to cool completely, store the sealed container in the refrigerator in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
refrigerator: Store the quinoa breakfast bar in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw overnight or on the counter for several hours.
Healthier bar recipes:
Blueberry Quinoa Bar
healthy Blueberry Quinoa Bar Made with rolled oats, applesauce, maple syrup and coconut oil. No need to cook quinoa first! These blueberry bars offer the perfect snacks, desserts and even breakfast!
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Cooking time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- yield: 12 bar 1x
- category: dessert
- method: bake
- diet: gluten free
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray with coconut oil or with parchment paper or grease a 9 x 9-inch baking tray.
- In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, quinoa, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Add applesauce, flax, almond butter, coconut oil and maple syrup. Stir until combined.
- Fold blueberries.
- Let the batter sit for 10 minutes and let the flax absorb some liquid.
- Add batter to the baking tray and spread evenly.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crispy on the edges and cook until centered.
- Let stand for 20 minutes, then cut into 9-12 squares, remove carefully and cool completely.
- Store in sealed containers for up to 3 days or freeze for longer.
