Overnight Chia Breakfast With Quinoa Flakes: A Protein Rich Vegan Bowl

Overnight Chia Breakfast With Quinoa Flakes.

A Protein Rich Vegan Breakfast You Soak The Night Before, And Eat Hot Or Cold.

Soak Overnight In The Fridge. Serve Hot Or Cold.

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Introduction to overnight chia breakfast

This overnight chia breakfast is chia seeds, quinoa flakes and a little lecithin soaked in water in the fridge overnight, with sunflower seeds and berries if you like. It is vegan, you can eat it hot or cold, and it is one of the ways I get plant protein at breakfast.

I make this most mornings. It is a flexible recipe, and this is the basic version. The picture shows one of my regular breakfasts: the mix of chia, quinoa and passion fruit seeds in the middle, with red goji berries on top.

When I eat this breakfast I don’t feel hungry during the morning, so I find it helps me avoid snacking, and avoid lots of other carbs or sugar rich food.

It is not my only protein. I also eat tempeh, tofu and lentils, and I drink a pea based protein.

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My overnight chia breakfast, with goji berries and fruit

Overnight chia and quinoa breakfast in a patterned bowl, topped with red goji berries and fruit

The chia, quinoa and passion fruit seeds in the middle, with red goji berries on top.

Ingredients for overnight chia breakfast

Here are the ingredients for this Flametree Yoga Studio breakfast. The amounts below go in your breakfast bowl. Chris’s notes on how many bowls to make at once are coming.

The overnight mix (soak in your breakfast bowl)

2 tablespoons of chia seeds, preferably organic
1 tablespoon of quinoa flakes, preferably organic
1 dessert spoon of lecithin
1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds, or none (optional)
Frozen blueberries, or dried goji berries, or both (optional, organic ideally). Chris’s notes on amounts are coming.
Water, to cover

To serve

Your favourite fruit, such as Darwin passion fruit, mango, or more fresh blueberries in season
Oat milk, or any other non dairy milk

How to make overnight chia breakfast

Use these steps to make this overnight chia breakfast.

Step 1: Soak overnight

Put the chia seeds, quinoa flakes, lecithin and sunflower seeds in your breakfast bowl.
Add the frozen blueberries or goji berries if you are using them.
Cover with water, no more than half a finger deep.
Put the bowl in the fridge overnight.

Step 2: Serve in the morning

Eat it cold straight from the fridge, or heat it first. Chris’s notes on how she heats it are coming.
Add your favourite fruit and your milk.

Do you eat overnight chia breakfast hot or cold?

Either. In the morning you can have it heated or cold, and I eat it both ways.

Can you use any milk with an overnight chia breakfast?

Yes. I usually serve it with oat milk, but any of the various non dairy milks will be fine.

How much protein is in chia seeds?

Dried chia seeds have about 16.5 g of protein in every 100 g, according to the USDA FoodData Central database.

Overnight chia breakfast: quick questions answered

Can I use any non dairy milk?

Yes. I usually use oat milk, but any of the various non dairy milks will be fine.

Can I eat it hot or cold?

Yes. In the morning you can have it heated or cold. I eat it both ways.

How much water do I use?

Cover the mix with water, no more than half a finger deep.

Do I have to add sunflower seeds or berries?

No. The sunflower seeds are optional, and so are the frozen blueberries and dried goji berries.

What fruit goes on top?

Whatever you like. I use Darwin passion fruit or mango, or more fresh blueberries when they are in season.

More Flametree breakfast recipes

If you like this, try my steel cut oats with chia, my mango chia pudding parfait, or my Indonesian black rice pudding.

Do you have a vegan recipe or dish you’d like to share?

Please contact me with any dishes you’d like to share with me.

Obviously, I’m especially interested in any dish that is already a great Darwin vegan option.

Alternatively, it may be a potential vegan Darwin recipe that I could adapt, or be inspired by, as I did here.

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Overnight Chia Breakfast With Quinoa Flakes: A Protein Rich Vegan Bowl