Overnight Quinoa Cereal

Name: Overnight Quinoa Cereal
Ingredients: ½ cup (125 mL) large-flake rolled oats; ¼ cup (60 mL) quinoa flour; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) brown sugar; ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon; 1 cup (250 mL) plain yogurt; ¼ tsp (1 mL) pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped almonds; ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped dried apricots; ¼ cup (60 mL) pumpkin seeds; ¼ cup (60 mL) dried cranberries; 1 banana (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

About

Make this hearty breakfast the night before and wake up to a nutritious bowl of quinoa and oats along with your favorite combination of dried or fresh fruit. Sleep late? Ready to go, it makes a healthy and light lunch or midmorning snack.

Ingredients

½ cup (125 mL) large-flake rolled oats
¼ cup (60

Lunch
Breakfast
Snack
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar and cinnamon. Stir in the yogurt and vanilla, mixing thoroughly. Add the almonds, apricots, pumpkin seeds and cranberries and mix well. Cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.

Spoon the cereal into serving bowls. Slice the banana on top (if using). Serve cold. Stays fresh refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 2 days.