Quinoa Pear Crumble

It's a breakky post! I had the morning off the other day so I indulged in creating this concoction. This is a kind of twist on traditional apple crumble. The "crumble" doesn't really crumble, it's really more of a mash.  It takes a while to put together so I wouldn't advise it for a regular morning meal, however you could do some prep the night before and put it together in about 20 minutes! Regardless, it's deliciously worth it. It could also be a healthier alternative to a dessert. Would pair wonderful with some vanilla coconut milk ice cream. Please excuse the messy presentation; I was too hungry to tidy it up before taking pictures.

Quinoa Pear Crumble

Ingredients:

For the filling:
1 pear (I used bartlett)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon

For the "crumble"
3/4 c cooked quinoa flakes (I used Go-Go Quinoa brand flakes)
1 1/2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp chia seeds

Directions:

1. Dice up the pears and toss into a bowl with the lemon juice, syrup and cinnamon. Mix them all up until well coated and put into a baking dish. Bake this base for 30 minutes at 400 degrees
2. While the pear mix is baking, cook up some quinoa flakes. Once the flakes have cooked up, pour into a bowl and stir in the syrup and chia seeds.
3. Take the pear mix out of the oven after a half our and top with the quinoa-chia mix.
4. Put back into the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
5. Take our the dish, drizzle with some syrup and dust with cinnamon. Food tastes better when it looks pretty.


I don't have the biggest sweet tooth so I mixed in about 3/4 c of unsweetened almond milk. This also made it more of an appropriate breakfast dish. However if you wanted it to be a dessert, toss some ice cream on.

Stay Happy.