Comments on: Quinoa Breakfast Bars

By: Selena

Selena — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 14:31:58 +0000

Your recipe is amazing. I always found quinoa’s taste weird when I substituted for rice. I guess protein bars are perfectly made with quinoa. 🙂

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:12:28 +0000

In reply to Corinne R. yep! you can leave them out!

By: Corinne R

Corinne R — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:15:40 +0000

Could you make these without nuts for little ones that can’t chew them well yet? Or would it require an ingredient substitute?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 21:59:41 +0000

Was looking for a recipe to use up some over ripe bananas and quinoa languishing in my pantry. Followed the recipe except forgot to add the 1/2 cups of nuts (oops). These are very hearty and not too sweet. My teenager likes them…very convenient, self-serve breakfast. I cut mine in smaller bars to have along with some yogurt in the morning. Pretty likely that I’ll make again, maybe with applesauce next time.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 02:34:03 +0000

In reply to Jolie. They definitely won't be chewy. Mine are always more cakey!

By: Jolie

Jolie — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:27:40 +0000

I make these every other week, but mine are not chewy. They’re more like cake. I follow the recipe as it is published, and I have tried decreasing the applesauce, but the bars are still cakey. Any thoughts, suggestions?

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:24:42 +0000

In reply to Emily. you could use maple syrup!

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 23:24:59 +0000

Hi! Thanks for the great recipe! My toddler loves them and I would like to be able to give them to my 11 month old as well. He cannot have honey until after a year–any suggestions for honey substitute?

By: Karen Mahlen

Karen Mahlen — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:47:58 +0000

In reply to Lindsay.

I used the Spark People recipe calculator with this result (includes chocolate chips): Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 326.5
Total Fat: 13.9 g
Cholesterol: 31.0 mg
Sodium: 188.9 mg
Total Carbs: 46.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
Protein: 9.9 g

By: Doris

Doris — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 20:03:33 +0000

In reply to Graciesarah. OMG! I did the same thing, just made these amazing breakfast bars for the first time(it will definitely not be the last). Once the pan was in the oven I was going over the recipe when I realized I didn't add the flour! No worries, they baked up perfectly, and taste delicious! Only one substitute, no applesauce so I diced and stewed a med. apple (unpeeled)