Quinoa Breakfast Bars with Blueberries

Quinoa flakes make a delicious gluten-free breakfast bar.

For those who live gluten-free and also oatmeal-free (yes, Darling, there's more than a few of us who don't respond well to either the fiber or the protein in certified gluten-free oats) I have good news. Quinoa cereal flakes are enough like oatmeal that I use them in baking recipes as a tasty, nutritious alternative to gluten-free oats. 

I love the nutty, complex taste quinoa flakes bring to a sweet recipe. 

I hope you do, too.

Blueberries and quinoa flakes make a fab breakfast combo.

Quinoa Breakfast Bar Recipe with Blueberries

These gluten-free cereal bars are pleasantly moist and chewy- much like an old fashioned oatmeal bar. And the best part? They freeze well- for an easy grab and go gluten-free breakfast. You supply the no whip caramel soy latte.

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 9-inch square cake pan with greased parchment.

Whisk dry ingredients:

1 cup quinoa flakes

1/2 cup sorghum flour

1/2 cup organic buckwheat flour

1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Cornmeal

1/4 cup tapioca starch or potato starch

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

1 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum

1 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Add in and mix:

1 cup organic light brown sugar

1/3 cup light olive oil

2 organic free-range eggs, beaten; or Ener-G Egg Replacer for 2 eggs (equals 1/4 cup liquid)

1/2 cup rice, soy, hemp or nut milk

1/4 teaspoon mild rice vinegar

1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla extract

Beat until smooth. The batter will be thick and sticky.

Add in:

1 cup organic wild blueberries

Instructions:

Stir to distribute.

Plop the batter into the cake pan and using a rubber spatula (or oiled fingers) press the batter into the corners and smooth the top.

Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or so, until firm. The edges will be golden, the center should be firm to the touch.

Cool the pan on a wire rack.

Makes 9 large bars for big appetites or 12 medium bars. For smaller rectangle bars, slice into 15 pieces.

Recipe Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com

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Karina's Tips:

If you use frozen berries, it's cool. Just know that frozen berries chill down the batter- so the recipe may need to bake a bit longer. Keep an eye on it. It might need an extra 5 to 7 to 10 minutes.

Slide a thin non-stick safe spatula around the edges of the pan to help release the bars.

We let the bars cool, then covered the pan with a large plate; inverted it; released the bars from the pan onto the plate; then placed a light cutting board on the parchment bottom and inverted it again. Bars are right side up. Ready to slice!

Quinoa bars cooling on the rack. Happiness.

More quinoa recipes from food bloggers:

The Perfect Pantry's Quinoa Pudding
Tabasco and Asparagus Quinoa at 101 Cookbooks
Amaranth, Quinoa and Dark Chocolate Cake at La Tartine Gourmande
Quinoa with Dried Fruit and Lemon Cumin Dressing at Gluten-Free Life with Jen

For substitutions, please see my guide to baking with substitutions here.