Strawberry quinoa whole wheat pancakes

Here we go! Another clean breakfast recipe entry. Hehe. =)  It seems like I post more breakfast recipes than anything else.  I made strawberry quinoa the other day to have for breakfast for a few days.  Last night my friend Melissa and I had a slumber party (after going to the Bee's game) so I got inspired to try some quinoa pancakes.  I've been seeing recipes all over Pinterest for quinoa pancakes, but of course I always have to play around and come up with my own creation.  So in order to make strawberry quinoa whole wheat pancakes, you need to know how to make strawberry quinoa first! So I'm including both recipes.  Quinoa usually takes a hot minute to cook, so don't expect this to be a drive-thru quick breakfast. The reason I like putting it in my rice cooker is because I can throw everything in there and just forget about it while I shower and get ready for the day.   Enjoy!

Strawberry breakfast quinoa.

1 cup uncooked quinoa (rinsed)

8 frozen strawberries (cored)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 packets of stevia 

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 cups water  

Makes 4 servings (1/2 cup cooked  = 1 serving) 

Put all ingredients in your rice cooker and let cook until done!  Stir so that the strawberries break apart and mix with all of the quinoa.  For this healthy breakfast top with vanilla almond or soy milk and enjoy! 

Strawberry quinoa whole wheat pancakes with strawberry chia compote.

Pancakes: 

1 cup cooked strawberry quinoa

2/3 cup whole wheat flour

4 tablespoons Greek yogurt

¼ cup egg white

¼ cup vanilla almond milk

1 packet of stevia

2 teaspoons baking powder 

compote:

6 strawberries

½ cup water

2 tablespoons raw honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons chia seeds

Makes 8 pancakes (2 pancakes = 1 serving) 

Blend cooked quinoa with all wet ingredients in blender or food processor.  Add in whole wheat flour a little at a time until batter is thick enough.   I like to use coconut oil in my pan to cook the pancakes! 

Of course you need something to top the pancakes with!  Something with more strawberry in it seemed the way to go, so I made a little compote to go with the pancakes.  While working on the pancakes put the compote ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Let simmer while you cook the pancakes, then last minute blend it all together in your blender (after washing out the pancake batter of course).