January is the perfect time to increase your vitamin C with some delicious citrus fruits! This recipe uses clementines but you can certainly substitute any other citrus you prefer.

Serve for breakfast, snack, or a healthy dessert; whatever you want it to be, it will be nothing short of amazing!

Layers of sweet cinnamon quinoa and yogurt topped with some walnuts make this more like a dessert than a breakfast! If you are allergic to dairy, change the yogurt to coconut milk yogurt. You can also open a can of coconut milk, no shaking it, overnight in the fridge with the lid off, by morning it’s all cream on top, YUM!

One glass serving you see there is PACKED with 24 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber!!! Pretty great huh?!

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Citrus Quinoa Parfait: [Gluten Free, Dairy Free Option]

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 2

Calories 295kcal

Author Brenda Bennett

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon liquid stevia or 2 packets of powdered
• dash salt
• 12 ounces plain Greek yogurt nonfat or coconut cream
• 1 teaspoon liquid vanilla stevia or 4 packets of powdered
• 1 cup segmented clementines
• optional toppings: chopped walnuts

Instructions

• Place quinoa in a pot and cover with 1 cup of water.
• Bring to a boil and reduce to low.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until all water is absorbed.
• Set aside to cool.
• Add the vanilla, cinnamon, stevia and salt to the quinoa and mix well.
• Mix Greek yogurt with liquid stevia.
• To Assemble:
• Place 1/4 cup of quinoa into each serving glass.
• Cover quinoa with 2 ounces of yogurt.
• Top yogurt with 1/4 cup of the clementines.
• Repeat two more times.
• Top with chopped walnuts if desired.

Notes

Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 6*

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 65mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g

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If you haven’t tried quinoa (pronounced kinwa) yet, I URGE you to. It is really a delicious and versatile grain. Actually it isn’t really even a grain, more like an edible seed. It is high in calcium, phosphorus, iron and amino acids.

The best part about it is that you can cook it quickly on the stove within 15 minutes and do not have to drain the water. Much faster that cooking brown rice on the stove or rice cooker.

I enjoy it as an alternative to using rice, or barley and just because it is a quick way to create a hearty meal using whatever fruits or veggies you have on hand.

This recipe is especially nice if you have left over cooked quinoa and bakes up in 20-30 minutes with a few other ingredients to bind it together. It’s topped her with some plain Greek yogurt since I was eating it for breakfast. You can enjoy this warm out of the oven but you can also enjoy it cold as well.

Enjoy for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack!

Baked Fruity Quinoa: Gluten, Sugar & Dairy Free

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa*
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon Sweetleaf liquid vanilla stevia
• 1 banana, mashed
• 1 cup chopped mango
• 1/2 cup raspberries

Directions

* Cook 1 cup of dry quinoa in a large pot with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until all water is absorbed.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together the quinoa, cinnamon and salt. Add the egg, stevia and banana until combined well. Gently mix in the chopped mango. Spray a pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Press mixture into pie plate. Bake for 20- 30 minutes until quinoa is lightly  browned on top.

Nutrition Info

Servings: 4* Calories per serving: 190* Fat: 3g* Fiber: 5g* Carbs: 35g* Protein: 6g* Points+: 5*

or make into smaller portions

Servings: 6* Calories per serving: 127* Fat: 2g* Fiber: 3g* Carbs: 24g* Protein: 4g* Points+: 3*

Check this post to see how I packed this as a MEAL-TO-GO!

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