Not only are these tasty, they are healthy! Quinoa, masquerading as a grain but actually a seed, is a complete protein, and it’s high in magnesium, fiber, and antioxidants. Combined with the healthy fat from the peanut butter and the vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, and fiber in the oats, these make for a great power breakfast or afternoon snack. Yum!
Ingredients:
- 2 C cooked quinoa
- 2 C raw oats
- 1/2 C dried cranberries
- 1/2 C smooth peanut butter (or nut butter of choice)
- 1/2 C skim milk (or non-dairy substitute)
- 1/3 C brown rice syrup
- 1/4 C ground flaxseed
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions:
You’ll need to either have some leftover cooked quinoa on hand, or cook some up before you start this recipe. Two cups cooked quinoa is equal to roughly 1/2 cup uncooked, so prepare that amount according to the instructions on the box. Be sure to let the quinoa cool a bit afterwards.
Preheat your oven to 350.
Toss all the ingredients in a bowl together and stir until everything is well mixed. Use some muscle!! 
Scoop it all into a baking pan – I used my 7×11 pan, but you can use whatever size you have.
Pop it in the oven and bake about 12-15 minutes. ENJOY!!
Once you’ve tasted them 
and they’ve cooled a bit, I’d recommend storing the bars in the fridge covered in tin foil – it will help them to harden and stick together better. You can even cut them into bar-sized snacks and store them separately for easy grabbing and going!
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Thanks for providing the new link, Anne. I have updated it.
This looks very good. I was wondering if you could tell me which brands make “raw oats?”
By raw oats, I just mean old fashioned oats (not instant oats)
Just buy the Quaker old fashioned kind!
Where did you get brown rice syrup? I’ve never heard of it.
Whole Foods has it! Or online.
Have you tried increasing the amount of quinoa and reducing the amount of oats? I wonder what the texture would be like…
I made a batch following your recipe. Super delish!
I haven’t – give it a try!
How about publishing the nutritional content and number of servings with your recipes?
I’m sorry – I wish I could, but being in grad school full time and maintaining this blog I just don’t have time to calculate it all
Please let me know if you calculate any of it and I will add it happily!
Could I substitute something else for the brown rice syrup?
I wouldn’t – they probably wont’ stick as well without it!
I just made these and added chocolate covered sunflower seeds cause I had em. So delicious. I was obviously eating it by the spoonful before I even baked it!
Yum! Glad you liked them