Occasionally I teach whole grain baking and breakfast classes. This past weekend, my students asked me what whole grain product I'm most excited about right now. The answer was pretty easy: quinoa flakes.
If you have yet to try quinoa flakes, you're not alone. They're not as popular or well known as quinoa itself, but they're born from the same grain. Quinoa flakes are essentially just quinoa that's rolled to create a thin flake that many people love to use for a hot cereal alternative in the morning. Because the flakes are so thin, they're extremely quick-cooking, which makes it a draw for the speedy oatmeal crowd.
I haven't tried quinoa flakes in a porridge, but I have been experimenting with mixing them into all kinds of baked goods lately with great results. If you have a hearty cookie or quick bread recipe, they add a bit of protein without changing the taste or texture much at all. I will say that they do certainly soak up moisture in a recipe, so start experimenting slowly. I start with 1/3 cup-1/2 cup of quinoa flakes and have been adding a little additional liquid as I go.
Have you tried quinoa flakes?
A Few Favorite Recipes:
• Cashew Quinoa Flake Chocolate Chip Cookies - Part-Time Health Nut
• Banana Bread Quinoa Flake Bake - Natural Noshing
• Quinoa Pumpkin Muffins - Fork and Beans
Related: Is It Still O.k. To Eat Quinoa?
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These look really interesting. Do you know how much extra processing goes into making these quinoa flakes? Or are they more similar to just old fashioned rolled oats (not too much processing)?
When making granola, instead of 4 cups of multigrain flakes I use 3 cups plus one cup of quinoa flakes! Taste great and keeps me going longer thanks for the addition of protein.
Oh yes. I make protein pancakes with them. DELISH!!
I just made quinoa milk out of quinoa flakes using the kitchn's steel-cut oat milk recipe!
I prefer the flavour of oat milk, but I figured quinoa milk is probably more nutritious, I'm not a big fan of breakfast/sweet quinoa dishes though, a bit too earthy for me.