The slow cooker basically makes these energy quinoa breakfast bars for you! Gluten and dairy free and loaded with fiber to keep you full!
PIN Energy Quinoa Breakfast Bars
I know.
ANOTHER CROCK POT RECIPE.
But, remember when we ate Mexican Quinoa and discussed how the crock pot is, in fact, man’s BFF?
Well, you don’t mess with BFF’s and so it continues.
HOW-EV-ER, this is no ordinary crockpot recipe. It’s not soup or stew. It’s not even a fancy, slow cooker oatmeal recipe.
You GUYS. do you remember when I made you crock pot paleo cookies and you FREAKED OUT?
Well, today I made you HOMEMADE energy bars. IN THE SLOW COOKER. <– HOLY MOLY. !!! And they’re taking one from the chocolate quinoa cookies play book and using quinoa!
Like, you can actually throw a bunch of stuff together, go out and do your THANG, and come home to portable breakfast quinoa bars that are just ready for you to grab and go throughout the whole week.
If you don’t want to make a QUINOA bars recipe, ‘cause it’s just not your thang, I even have an oatmeal slow cooker superfood homemade protein bar recipe that you can try! OR a pumpkin oatmeal breakfast bars. Once you start baking in your slow cooker you will just NOT go back.
For real, if you weren’t 100% convinced that there is a wizard living inside of your Crock Pot, you better be now. I mean, you’ve got A FEW options to make inside your new-found-wizard-infested friend. T-W-O.
Before we discuss what’s actually mixed all up inside of these soft, lightly-maple-sweet and chewy bars of make-your-body-feel-all-sorts-of-good NUMS, we need to discuss breakfast.
DO YOU EAT IT?
I hope you answered yes.
I have ALWAYS been one of those people that eats breakfast within an hour of waking, even if I am not hungry (which never happens anyway. ALWAYS HUNGRY.) I think it’s so important to put some sort of fuel into that body to give it the energy that it needs to start the day.
And, really, when the only work that you need to do is, umm, WHISK things together and then WALK AWAY, how can these easy quinoa breakfast bars make you NOT want to do the breakfast dance amIright?
I don’t know what the looks like. But, I’m telling you to do it anyway.
As mentioned, these energy quinoa breakfast bars bars are packed with E-N-E-R-G-Y and healthy carbs in the form of raisins, chewy, sweet dried apples (I am SO addicted to those!) quinoa, toasted almonds and ALMOND BUTTER.
Remember the homemade almond butter from yesterday? You know I am on team “gimme ALL THE almond buttah forever and always the end.”
Except not quite the end. I had to invite some maple syrup to the party. You know, to sweeten the deal.
It could also be the inner Canadian in me being stifled and trying to be FREEEEEEE.
But, that sounds too dramatic for a recipe so simple. You understand.
Oh. And there’s CHIA SEEDS. Because, they’re ultra trendy and they help hold the bars together.
Why are these Energy Quinoa Breakfast Bars good for breakfast?
These quinoa bars are loaded with a great combination of healthy, wholesome carbs from the quinoa and dried fruit, with healthy fat from the almond butter. This combination will slow down the digestion of the carbs and keep you full. Also, quinoa and chia seeds are loaded with fiber and that also keeps you full. So, these bars will keep you full as you’re running around until lunch!
Plus, chia seeds are jam-packed with fiber to keep you FULL.
Folks, there you have it: on-the-go-breakfast-age. <–But if you have more time in the morning and still like the idea of quinoa for breakfast, this gingerbread sweet quinoa breakfast bake is for you.
Even if your hair looks like a freshly washed and blow-dried poodle, and you need to spend the extra 10 minutes de-poodle-i-fying, you can’t tell me you just “didn’t have time to munch.”
Eat ‘em while you driiiiive!
Other Recipes You Might Like:
Cacao Peanut Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Blueberry High Protein Muffins with Quinoa
Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Almond butter + More for drizzling
- 2 Tbsp Pure maple syrup
- 1 Cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 Large eggs
- 1/3 Cup Quinoa uncooked
- 1/2 Cup Raisins
- 1/3 Cup Roasted Almonds roughly chopped *
- 1/3 Cup Dried apples roughly chopped
- 2 Tbsp Chia seeds
Instructions
- Spray a 5 Quart Slow Cooker ** (READ NOTES) with cooking spray and cut a piece of parchment to just fit in the bottom of it. I just traced my slow cooker on a large piece of parchment, cut it out and stuck it in. Spray the parchment with cooking spray, and press it down to adhere it to the slow cooker. ***
- In a large, microwave safe bowl, combine the almond butter and maple syrup and melt until the almond butter is creamy, about 30 seconds.
- Whisk together the almond butter and maple syrup. Then, whisk in the almond milk, cinnamon and salt. Whisk until the milk is well incorporated with the almond butter.
- Whisk in the eggs until well combined, then stir in all remaining ingredients thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared slow cooker and cook on LOW heat until the top of the bars just appear set, about 3 1/2-4 hours****. Turn the slow cooker off and let the bars cool inside COMPLETELY, with the lid off.
- Run a knife around the outside of the bars and remove the bowl from the slow cooker.
- Once cool, cut into bars, drizzle with additional almond butter, and DEVOUR!
Tips & Notes:
Store the bars in an air tight container in the refrigerator. ****Cooking time is based on a 5 squart slow cooker.
Nutrition Info:
Recipes written and produced on Food Faith Fitness are for informational purposes only.
FOR THIS RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: FREESTYLE POINTS: 8 POINTS+: 5. OLD POINTS: 3
(per bar, based on the recipe making 8)
Tammy says
I want to make these bars but don’t have a crock pot. Will this work in an oven and if so, what do you suggest for cooking time? Thanks!
Taylor Kiser says
I am sure they would, however I have not tested them so I can’t speak to the temperature. probably 350 degrees but you would just have to watch them for the time!
Esther says
I cannot WAIT to try these. Amazing!
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks Esther! Hope you love!
Sana says
Not sure how I happened upon this recipe but I’m so glad I did! Tried these last night with a couple of changes: Added some roasted cashews along with the almonds, added 1/3 cup rolled oats and a little extra almond milk. And topped with chocolate chips. These turned out GREAT! Took about 3.5 hours in the slow cooker and refrigerated overnight before removing them from the bowl of the slow cooker (I think this is crucial for them to set properly). Perfect snack! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Taylor Kiser says
You are so welcome! Glad you liked! I have a steel cut oat version coming out next month! 🙂
Suzanne says
Slow cooker energy bars are GENIUS! I love this idea!!
Taylor Kiser says
Thank you!!
carina garcia says
Question; I’m not a huge fan of most types of nuts. But 3 that I do like are hazelnuts, macadamia & chestnuts. Will it work to substitute the almonds for one of these? Thanks.
Taylor Kiser says
Yep you can!