Strawberry Vanilla Breakfast Buckwheat Cups

Start your day feeling energized with these Strawberry Vanilla Breakfast Buckwheat Cups! With their convenient size, they're even easy to take on-the-go.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 cups
Course: Breakfast

Ingredients
  

Buckwheat Cups
  • 1 3/4 cup breakfast buckwheat dried
  • 1/4 cup quinoa dried
  • 2 overripe bananas
  • 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
  • 1 tbsp whole flaxseeds
  • 1 tbsp whole chia seeds
  • 3/4 cup milk df
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Filling/Topping
  • 1/2 cup plain, unsweetened yogurt df
  • 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder gf, df
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 6 strawberries halved

Equipment

  • 1 muffin tin
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 small mixing bowl
  • 1 meat masher or fork
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Preparation
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
  2. Add the bananas to a large bowl and mash them with a fork or meat masher.
  3. Add the buckwheat, quinoa, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, chia seeds, milk, and cinnamon to the bowl and combine.
  4. Spray a muffin tin with oil and add the mix evenly to each mold.
  5. Bake for 10 minutes. Press the back of a tablespoon into the center of each cup.
  6. Bake for another 15 minutes. Let cool.
  7. Add yogurt, protein powder, and water a bowl and mix.
  8. Add some of the mix to the center of each cup.
  9. Wash the strawberries, cut off the top of each, then cut them in half.
  10. Add half of a strawberry on top of each cup.

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Notes

Substitutions, Add-Ons, & Alterations:
  • Substitute buckwheat and quinoa for any other grains or combination (ensure 2 cups total of grains). Try oats (contain oat, may contain gluten), millet, amaranth, sorghum, etc.
  • Omit sunflower seeds or use pepitas, crushed pecans (contains tree nuts), crushed peanuts (contains peanuts), or other nuts or seeds in their place.
* Any changes to the original recipe may alter the time, taste, temperature, and/or allergen content!

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