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Quinoa Oatmeal Berry Parfait

Ancient grain, meet new recipe. Our Quinoa Oatmeal Berry Parfait is a great way to keep things fresh at the breakfast table.

Prep time: 10 mins.
Cook time: 15 mins.
Total time: 25 mins.
Servings: 2 parfaits
Skill level: Intermediate

What you need

Ingredients

1 pouch (40 grams) Carnation Breakfast Essentials - Vanilla Instant Breakfast Drink Powder
1/4 cup (60 mL) quinoa
1/4 cup (60 mL) oats
1 cup (250 mL) boiling water
1/2 cup (125 mL) unsweetened almond milk
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1/2 tsp (0.5 mL) vanilla extract
1 cup (250 mL) plain fat-free Greek yogurt
1/4 tsp (0.5 mL) ground nutmeg
2 cups (500 mL) raspberries
or any berry of choice
1 tsp (5 mL) chopped pecans
chopped

How to prepare

Instructions

1 Prep Night Before

Rinse quinoa thoroughly. Drain any excess water and combine in a medium saucepan with oats and boiling water. Cover and let sit overnight.

2 Morning of

Add almond milk and cinnamon to quinoa oatmeal mix. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Stir occasionally until quinoa is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add vanilla and let cool completely.

3

In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, Vanilla Instant Breakfast Drink Powder and nutmeg.

4

Place 1/4 of the quinoa oatmeal mix in the bottom of each of two glasses. Spoon 1/4 of yogurt mixture on top of quinoa mixture, then top with 1/4 of raspberries. Repeat this process with remaining ingredients.

5

Garnish with chopped pecans.

Tips

Tip

Substitute raspberries with your favorite berry.

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