Cinnamon-Vanilla Quinoa + Browned Butter Sauteed Cinnamon Apples

This. is really. freaking. good. I’ve said it a million times, but the love is so strong that it bears repeating: I love browned butter. Everything it touches turns to foodie gold. There is nothing that it doesn’t make 1000% better with its rich, toasty numminess. 

If you follow this blog, you know (in addition to that fact that I have a browned-butter obsesh) that I’ve been exploring oat-ternatives for the past few weeks. And this is as good a time as any now that we’re smack-dab in the middle of fall. Cooler mornings call for warmer nummies. I like to switch it up, which is where a quinoa base comes in handy. It’s relatively plain on its own, like oats, so it’ll pretty much take on the flavor of whatever you add to it, but it carries the added benefit of protein and won’t do a number on your gut.

This has been one of my absolute fave ways to eat breakfast quinoa thus far. It’s warm and filling and tastes like apple pie. Done deal.

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Cinnamon-Vanilla Quinoa + Browned Butter Sauteed Cinnamon Apples

A DELICIOUS, filling oat alternative. It's pretty much autumn in a bowl.

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Courses

Breakfast

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

7 minutes

Servings

serving MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• Quinoa:
• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
• 3/4 cup vanilla bean cashew milk
• a few dashes of cinnamon
• maple syrup to taste
• Browned-Butter Cinnamon Apples:
• 1 tbsp salted butter
• 1 small apple cored and chopped
• a few dashes of cinnamon
• a splash of vanilla
• a drizzle of maple syrup
• Justin's maple almond butter for topping

Courses Breakfast Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 7 minutes Servings serving MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Quinoa: 1/2 cup cooked quinoa 3/4 cup vanilla bean cashew milk a few dashes of cinnamon maple syrup to taste Browned-Butter Cinnamon Apples: 1 tbsp salted butter 1 small apple cored and chopped a few dashes of cinnamon a splash of vanilla a drizzle of maple syrup Justin's maple almond butter for topping

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Instructions

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine cooked quinoa, cashew milk and cinnamon, stirring often until everything is fully incorporated and your desired thickness is reached, a couple/few minutes. Hit it with a drizzle of maple syrup, stir, taste and adjust accordingly, until your desired sweetness is reached. Turn off the heat and cover to keep warm while you make the apples.
2. In a small saute pan over medium heat, cook the butter until lightly browned - this can take a few minutes, but should be pretty quick since it's a small amount of butter.
3. When the butter is golden, add the apples, stirring to coat them all with the browned butter. Let them cook for a couple minutes, then stir again, cooking a couple minutes more. Add cinnamon, vanilla and maple syrup, stir and let cook for another minute or two until apples are soft and mixture is thick.
4. Put the quinoa in a bowl, top with the apples and drizzle with a little maple almond butter.
5. SO. TASTY.