Easy Peezy Quinoa BreakFast Parfait

Hi Guys! Happy Saturday!

I am so happy that we have resurrected the Food section of the Blog to bring you some of our favourite recipes which now includes a few new ones! If you are like me, the weekends are usually the days you go overboard with Breakfast where there is a nice spread of multiple food items, or you decide to choose something that is fun + lightweight but packed with nutritional benefits.

In today’s recipe, we will be using Quinoa in a very interesting way as a delightful Breakfast treat. If you are interested in learning how to make this recipe, keep reading.

Easy Peezy Quinoa BreakFast Parfait

Quinoa Parfait

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup honey
8 fresh figs, quartered
1 cup (8 ounces) vanilla yogurt
Directions
1. In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork.
2. Meanwhile, place vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 1-2 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.
3. In a small bowl, mix cooked quinoa, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Layer half the quinoa mixture, half the honey, the balsamic vinegar, half the figs and half the yogurt into 4 parfait glasses. Top with remaining quinoa mixture, honey, yogurt and figs.

Did You Know?

1 parfait: 272 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 117mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 4g fiber), 7g protein.

This recipe is great if you are trying to lose or maintain weight as it is a lightweight breakfast. If this is too light, add a few slices of whole wheat toast and two (2) boiled eggs to make it a full meal.

Try this recipe and let us know what you added to make it your own.

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