Crockpot Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa
Have a warm and cozy fall or winter morning with this Crockpot Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa. It makes for a comforting and satisfying breakfast that's ready when you wake up. Start your morning with a delicious, warm and nutritious meal. Waking up the sweet smell of apple and cinnamon is a plus too!
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 green apple
- 1/2 cup halved raw walnuts (plus more for garnish)
- 3 cups almond milk
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- pinch pink sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 cups water
Instructions
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Start by peeling and dicing green apple, then rinse quinoa thoroughly. Layer quinoa, diced green apple, walnuts, salt, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in crockpot. Pour in water and milk. Toss in cinnamon sticks and give eveything a good stir.
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Place crockpot lid on and set it on low. Cook quinoa for 8 hours overnight.
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The next morning, stir cooked quinoa and serve. Top with raw walnuts, chia seeds, apple slices, pecans, and maple syrup. Or any other preferred toppings. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Make sure to rinse quinoa- Quinoa has a natural coating called saponin. This gives quinoa a bitter and soapy taste. Rinsing it gets rid of this coating and will make your cooked quinoa taste much better.
- Use any size Crockpot- Any size Crockpot will work or any slow cooker.
- Switch up your apples- We like to use a tart apple but any will do.
- Walnuts are optional- Walnuts add some texture and crunchiness to your breakfast quinoa. However, you can skip it if you can't have nuts or don't like them. You can also substitute for another nut like pecans.
- Don't slow cook for over 8 hours- After that the quinoa will get too mushy.
- Substitute for maple syrup- You can use honey.
- Substitute for unsweetened almond milk- You can use oat milk or coconut milk.