These coconut chai quinoa breakfast bars are vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, filled with plant-based protein. They also make a great grab-and-go vegan breakfast
Ingredients
1½ cups quick cooking oats
1½ cups cooked quinoa
2 tsp ground flax
2 - 3 tsp chai spice, more or less to taste
a pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup coconut butter, melted
¼ cup maple syrup
½ cup apple sauce
⅓ cup almond milk
½ cup mix ins of choice (e.g. shredded coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, seeds etc.)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F, line an 8x8 cake tin with parchment paper and set aside
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients
Add the coconut butter, maple syrup and applesauce and mix until well combined
Pour in the almond milk and continue to mix
Fold in the mix ins
Pour the batter into prepared baking dish and top with extra mix ins, if desired
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until the edges are beginning to brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean
Allow to cool 5 minutes in the baking dish, then remove and transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing
Drizzle with extra coconut butter, if desired
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week
Notes
If making your own spice, combine 1 tsp ground cardamom, ½ tsp ground star anise, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cloves, 3 tsp ground ginger and ½ tsp ground peppercorn and use 2 tsp of this mixture
Recipe by Diary of an ExSloth at https://exsloth.com/coconut-quinoa-breakfast-bars/