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Lazy Overnight Vanilla Quinoa with Stewed Berries (vegan)

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Kind of like overnight oats, just better and a bit different. Creamy, sweet and fresh and so incredibly easy to make. One of those breakfasts that don’t even take 5 minutes in the morning, yet are super nutritious and super flavourful!

I actually ate this 4 (!!) years ago when I was in Mauritius. They served it one day at the breakfast buffet and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately I never had it again and never found it anywhere anymore. So, I always wanted to recreate it. Took me a while to actually do so and the result is pretty amazing. A pity that I have missed out on this for such a long time!

What is special about this dish?

Overnight quinoa not really is a thing. Overnight oats is really popular (& delish!) but overnight quinoa, to be honest, is at least as good! So having quinoa for breakfast is kind of special and then having sweet quinoa is also not so normal. Although I do not understand why because it actually is soso good!

The combination of vanilla, yoghurt & Quinoa is really so great and all of these components work together in such great harmony. And the best thing is, in the morning you just take it out off the fridge and enjoy it. Really, the best.

Is this dish healthy?

Yes, it is! Quinoa is such a nutrient-dense food, which actually is great to be having in the morning. It is packed with carbs, fibre, protein and nutrients and will keep you full for a while. If you want to read more about Quinoa, you can check out my January Top 5!

Besides our main ingredient we also have Vanilla Bean, which also is great in here because it naturally has a slightly sweet flavour so we do not need to add any additional sweeteners. Then there also is (plant-based) yoghurt and milk, which contain several vitamins (depending on which one you choose) and probiotics.

How to make this:

Really, really easy. Either you start with pre-cooked quinoa, which you either meal prepped before or bought ready to eat, or you are making it freshly. Both work equally fine. When you are making it fresh, you have the advantage of cooking it until it is really soft, which will make it taste better.

When you have the quinoa ready, we just combine it with some (plant-based) yoghurt & milk and a little sweetener of choice, I prefer honey. Then we need a fresh vanilla bean. Yes, it is possible to use vanilla paste, powder or syrup but fresh one has the most intense flavour. We’re also mixing that in. Then it goes into the fridge overnight.

The next morning we take it out, and heat up the frozen berries either in a pot on the stove or in the microwave. You can add some lemon zest and/ or juice or just leave them natural. Now it just needs to be served. I love it best with some roasted almond butter and fresh berries but this is up to you!

Meal prep friendly?

Totally! Since we anyway need to store it in the fridge you can also leave it there for more days. The texture or flavour won’t really change and you have a breakfast ready for several days!

I do not know why it took me 4 years to recreate this but I finally did and it was worth it! I hope that you’ll enjoy this at least as much as I do and that you’ll have a fun time cooking!

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Lazy Overnight Vanilla Quinoa with Stewed Berries (vegan)

Like overnight oats – just better. Creamy, sweet vanilla quinoa with warm stewed berries on top. Ready to eat in 5 minutes!

Course Breakfast, brunch
Prep Time 15 Minuten
Servings 2 servings
Calories 325 kcal

What you will need

  • 100 g Quinoa
  • 300 g yoghurt (plant based)
  • 100 ml milk (plant based)
  • 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 300 g frozen Berries
  • nuts or nut butterr

How to

  1. The night before, add the quinoa to a pot along with 200ml water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and let simmer until all water is absorbed. Turn the heat to minimum and let it sit unil fluffy and everything is soaked up.

  2. Add the cooked quinoa to a bowl along with the yoghutt, milk and honey or maple. Slice the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the inner part. Also add it to the bowl and let it sit in the fridge overnight.

  3. The next morning heat up the frozen berries in the microwave or on the stove and top the quinoa with them. Add some nuts and/or nut butter and enjoy!

Enjoy,
Love,
Katie

Super Easy & Cozy Double Chocolate Granola

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Double Chocolate Granola. Basically the taste of hot chocolate in form of granola on top of your yoghurt, porridge, nice cream or whatever. Pretty amazing. And pretty easy to make. Not convinced yet? Pretty healthy and soso delish! 

It’s been a while since I shared my last granola recipe – which was a mango coconut granola. We are in December now, which makes it kinda unsuitable for me to be eating a tropical granola (tbh this would only make me miss summer ever more) so I needed something else. First I though Chai Granola, because obviously everything chai is unbeatable but then I realised that I maybe already have shared quite a lot of chai recipes sooo – we are doing hot chocolate! And it is not in the tiniest bit less delicious! 

What’s special about this dish?

Not that it is a chocolate granola – no – it is a double chocolate granola. Chocolate before baking and chocolate after baking. Because who could have enough chocolate? Plus, it is really easy to make, and you can really top off anything with it. Or you could, as I do, eat it straight from the jar. And it works perfect for the pre Christmas time but tbh it is delicious at any time of the year!

Is it healthy? 

It definitely is healthyish. Oats are a great source of carbohydrates and protein, nuts provide essential fats and protein too. The cacao powder is extremely high in antioxidants and has actually been shown to have several health benefits. But as any dessert or sweet dish, we need something to sweeten it up and make it delicious! In this case we are using maple syrup or honey. Yes, these both still contain sugar but they also come along other nutrients and therefore are a bit more beneficial for our bodies than refined white sugar. And since we are not using tremendous amounts of it, it won’t hurt anyone. 

How to make this dish: 

This is fairly simple. OK you probably read this in all my recipe blog posts haha buttt it really is. Why? All you need to do is chop the nuts, mix them with the oats. Then you melt together the cacao powder, honey or maple and oil and hat it up. When this is combined well, you need to mix the oat-nut mixture with this and pop it onto a baking tray to bake. 

When done, just sprinkle some fresh chocolate and let it melt into the granola. When this hardens again, you’ll have these super nice little chocolate chunks in your granola, which is so good. Now you just need to toss in the cranberries and that already is it! Super easy right? 

Perfect Christmas gift

Homemade presents always are the most loved ones. And this granola is a perfect idea for such. Just make a bit more of it, pack it into a cute jar along with a kind little letter and bring it to your loved ones. It is not only easy to make for you but it definitely will also make them smile!

I hope that you will enjoy this recipe and make it over and over! Have a beautiful advent and enjoy the time!

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Super Easy & Cozy Double Chocolate Granola

It's like having hot chocolate in form of granola. So easy. Se delicious. Pretty healthy. All you need this winter!

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Prep Time 10 Minuten
Cook Time 10 Minuten
Total Time 20 Minuten
Calories 156 kcal

What you will need

  • 200 g rolled oats
  • 30 g almonds
  • 30 g hazelnuts
  • 30 g walnuts
  • 5 tbsp cacao powder
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 4 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • a pinch sea salt
  • 80 g dark chocolate
  • 3 tbsp cranberries

How to

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

    Roughly chop up the nuts. In a bowl combine them with the oats.

  2. In the meantime heat up the oil, maple, cinnamon, salt and cacao powder until everything has motlen together. Toss the oats and nuts in the mixture.

  3. Lay on a baking tray with parchment paper and bake for about 10-12 minutes till crispy.

  4. In the meantime chop up the chocolate in small chunks (about 0.5cm) and toss them into the baked granola. Let cool completely and then toss in the cranberries.

  5. Enjoy with yoghurt, milk, oatmeal, ice cream, nice cream or just snack it straight form the jar!

Happy cooking,
Love,
Katie // Une Petite Cuisinière