Quinoa Pancake

This week I decided to play around in the kitchen and make something for breakfast with quinoa. Quinoa has such an interesting texture to me and I thought something warm and creamy, almost like oatmeal would be delicious.
Here is how I made cinnamon/maple quinoa:

1. Put 1 cup of quinoa in a medium sized pot
2. Add 2 cups water
3. 3 tsp cinnamon
4. 1/3 cup sugar free syrup
5. Cook covered on stove until quinoa is fully cooked
6. Add 1 cup unsweetened almond milk and 2 packets stevia
7. Let simmer for 5 min

When you put the quinoa in a storage container it may absorb any leftover liquid so before reheating add desired amount of water or almond milk and heat in the microwave. Makes for a great switch up with oat meal!

This morning I decided after my run that a protein pancake would make for a great breakfast and I decided to incorporate the cinnamon/maple quinoa. Here is what I did:

1. Put 1/4 cup cin/maple quinoa into a bowl
2. Add 3 egg whites 
3. Mix together until the quinoa is thoroughly covered
4. Spray a large pan with cooking spray
5. Pour the mixture into the pan and cook on medium heat
6. Cook until you are able to flip the pancake

I topped mine with some all natural peanut butter and sprinkled some cinnamon on top. This was a really good and filling breakfast!

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

XOXO,

E