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    Puffed Quinoa Breakfast

    Published: Dec 10, 2018 · Modified: Sep 20, 2019 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    These puffed quinoa breakfast jars are made with quinoa pops, greek yogurt and berries. It’s a healthy breakfast, easy to prepare and delicious. These quinoa breakfast jars are high in protein because of the greek yogurt & quinoa. Both kids and adults love them. Added bonus, they’re gluten free:). 

    Best Puffed Quinoa Breakfast Jars made with yogurt, berries and puffed quinoa
    Puffed Quinoa Breakfast Jars with Berries and Yogurt

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    What is Puffed Quinoa?

    Quinoa is a grain that originated in the Andean region of South America. It was mostly consumed by the people living around lake Titicaca thousands of years ago, that would today be an area between Bolivia and Peru. Quinoa was considered by the Incas as a sacred grain or the mother of all grains. 

    Quinoa Pops or Puffed Quinoa
    Quinoa Pops or Puffed Quinoa

    You can puff quinoa to lighten it’s texture  and use it in breakfast and snack recipes. Puffed quinoa won’t pop as much as corn does, but it will still pop. 

    I first tried puffed quinoa in La Paz, Bolivia at the hotel where we stayed. I loved the taste of quinoa pops!! When we got back to Miami after our vacation, I looked to purchase them everywhere for a while until I found them at a farmer’s market. This time, one of my husband’s cousins sent a box to me from Bolivia because she knows how much I love it. You can try to pop quinoa yourself too. I’ll add instructions on how to make puffed quinoa soon!! You can also find them online.

    Puffed quinoa comes in sweetened or unsweetened form. I personally prefer unsweetened because I get to add honey or sweetener of choice to my breakfast.

    Health Benefits of Quinoa

    Quinoa is a grain that contains all essential amino acids unlike the other grains. Furthermore, quinoa has a high protein value as well as high quantities of fiber. Quinoa is also special because it is gluten free, which makes a favorite grain among people who suffer from Celiac disease or are gluten sensitive. I recently learned that quinoa also has a low glycemic index which makes it a perfect food to add to the menu if you are trying to control blood glucose level. 

    Puffed Quinoa Breakfast Recipe Notes

    This puffed quinoa breakfast recipe is very simple and very easy to modify to your diet. Feel free to change ingredients as desired.

    I usually mix blackberries and raspberries with yogurt for this puffed quinoa breakfast. You can use other fruits like strawberries and bananas and replace honey with agave syrup or other sweeteners. Hope you enjoy it:)

    Cinnamon mixed with puffed quinoa is such an awesome combination. I plan to use it again for other recipes. So I always sprinkle some cinnamon over my quinoa in my jar.

    Puffed Qunoa Breakfast Jars

    Puffed Quinoa Breakfast

    Sonila
    These Puffed Quinoa Breakfast Jars are made with yogurt, quinoa pops (puffed quinoa), berries, cinnamon and honey. Just the perfect, healthy, gluten free breakfast.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Bolivian, Gastronomia Latina, Latin American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 133 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups greek yogurt
    • 4 tbsps blackberries
    • 4 tbsps raspberries
    • 0.5 tsp cinnamon
    • 1 tsp honey
    • 4 tbsps puffed quinoa

    Instructions
     

    • Get 4 breakfast bowl or jars. Separate the yogurt in all 4 equally. I prefer jars because you can see the layers of yogurt, fruit, quinoa from the sides.
    • Add raspberries on yogurt. Don't press them down.
    • Layer the quinoa on top.
    • Sprinkle cinnamon for those who like it.
    • Add blackberries and finally sprinkle with honey if you have unsweetened quinoa. If your quinoa pops are sweet, hold on to honey because once you mix it your breakfast might be sweet enough and you won't need added sugar/honey.

    Nutrition Label

    Nutrition Facts
    Puffed Quinoa Breakfast
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 133 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Cholesterol 5mg2%
    Sodium 37mg2%
    Potassium 271mg8%
    Carbohydrates 18g6%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 13g26%
    Vitamin A 32IU1%
    Vitamin C 7mg8%
    Calcium 125mg13%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 13gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 271mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 125mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Breakfast,, gluten free, Puffed Quinoa, Quinoa Breakfast, Quinoa Pops
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    Puffed Quinoa or Quinoa Pops Breakfast Jars with Yogurt and Fruits
    Puffed Quinoa Breakfast Jars

    Other Quinoa Recipes

    If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I love quinoa. See below some of my other quinoa recipes.

    • Quinoa, orange salad
    • Stuffed quinoa pumpkin
    • Quinoa flakes

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    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    1. Beth

      September 22, 2019 at 2:26 pm

      5 stars
      This looks like a fun variation on cooked or flaked quinoa. I have never tried puffed quinoa but will look for it now! Thanks for sharing it.

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      • Sonila

        August 17, 2020 at 8:45 am

        Hi Beth, yes it has same nutritional information. I love quinoa flakes as well, those are easier to find in the market and I use those to replace oats in my brekafast. While the pops have an added crunch that both my kids and I love, plus it is a bit more nutty in flavor (I suppose from the toasting process to make it pop). I wish these were more widely available.

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