Apple Quinoa Breakfast
This sweet-tooth delight will accelerate your get-out-of-bed routine! With a base of quinoa, this breakfast surpasses your traditional breakfast, and even feels a little indulgent with a dollop of almond butter!
Ingredients
3/4 cup (175ml) water
1/4 cup (42g) dry quinoa
1/8 cup (24g) dry lentils
1 tsp (2g) cinnamon
(170g) Apple, 1 1/2 cup diced
1 tsp (2g) cinnamon
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp (16g) Almond Butter (to serve)
Directions
- Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Add quinoa, lentils and cinnamon. Stir cover, and let simmer 10 minutes on the lowest heat setting. Turn off the heat and let rest 5-10 minutes.
- In a heated frying pan, add the diced apple and cinnamon, stir to evenly coat. Cook. stirring often and adding water so it doesn’t stick until the apples are soft and cooked. (5 Minutes or so.)
- Add maple syrup and mix to coat.
- Combine the cooked quinoa and lentil mixture and the cooked apple mixture, top with almond butter and serve.
Serves 1.