Quinoa-power breakfast cakes
These little bites of chewy moreishness were inspired by my chewy choc quinoa cookies that I have
formed a bit of an addiction too, now every time I cook up a batch of quinoa, I
reserve one cup to make a little batch of these cookies straight off, as they
literally takes a mere 5 minutes to whip together with pre-cooked quinioa... anyway I digress...
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As much as can I just
about justify eating the choc version for breakfast, I wanted something that
upped the health factor even further, and to be honest I don’t typically want chocolate
for breakfast! How about a quinoa-banana concoction? Now that sounds like a
powerful start to the morning, or any time of day.
I added a peacan half to the top of each and
oh my goodness when I tasted these little chewy cookie cakes fresh from the
oven the toasted pecan made the whole thing taste like a maple pecan
pastry...you know the sort, flaky layers of plaited pastry loaded with sugars
and syrups with a few toasted pecans nestled between the goeey layers. Well let me
tell you- the toasted pecan combined with a little drizzle of date syrup really
does nail it....don't leave the pecans out!
So, 5 minutes to mix, 10 minutes in the oven (perfect time to
have a quick shower) and then these beauties are on your breakfast plate or stashed away in your bag for a mid morning pick-me-up. I don’t
think you can ask for much more than
that?
This post also ties in very nicely to a new category of
recipes that I will be revealing tomorrow...my favourite collection of recipes
to date! Hold tight... :-)
Recipe: Quinoa pancake patties
Makes 6 pancake patties
Ingredients
1 banana
Pinch stevia
1 tsp chia/flax
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp vanilla
1 cup pre-cooked quinoa
3 tbs oat flour (or other GF flour)
Pecans to finish (either whole or chopped)
Date syrup to drizzle- optional
Method
Mash the banana and mix through all ingredients adding
the quinoa and oat flour last.
Scoop into balls and press into flat patties with moist
palms or the back of a spoon. Place flattened patties on a lined baking
sheet and press pecans into the top of
each. Bake at 180C for 10 minutes until just beginning to turn golden at the
edges.
Serve with vegan yoghurt and a drizzle of date or maple
syrup
For further guidance on making gluten free choices please see this post.
For tips and info on recipe measurement conversions, ingredients, substitutions and the methods behind how I do things.... check out my 'baking tips' tab at the top of the page.