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a bowl of breakfast quinoa cooked in a slow cooker topped with sliced bananas and strawberries
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Slow Cooker Banana Peanut Butter Quinoa Breakfast

This recipe creates a warm, comforting, and delicious breakfast bowl packed with protein and fiber. Perfect for meal prepping or busy mornings, this delicious recipe is full of the flavor of bananas and peanut butter.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana peanut butter quinoa, banana quinoa, breakfast quinoa, slow cooker breakfast quinoa, slow cooker quinoa bowls
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 271kcal
Author: The Lazy slow cooker

Ingredients

  • 2 cups quinoa
  • 4 cups plant based milk I use almond milk
  • 2 ripe bananas mashed
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • thoroughly rinse quinoa
  • to a greased slow cooker add: 2 cups quinoa, 4 cups plant based milk, 2 ripe bananas - mashed, ½ cup natural peanut butter, ¼ teaspoon salt, and stir together. Peanut butter won't really mix in, but that is ok
  • cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours (or high for 1.5 - 2 hours)
  • stir and top with your favorite breakfast bowl toppings

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Notes

This is a great dish to make and store in single sized serving containers for the grab and go breakfasts. 
See above write up for serving and storing suggestions
Substitute with other nut or seed butters if you need to avoid peanut butter

Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 330mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 2mg
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