A simple single-serve, protein-packed, holiday breakfast recipe! A bowl of gluten-free and vegan Gingerbread Quinoa Flakes will give you all the Christmas jingle you’ll need to start the day merry!
***This post has been updated in November 2016. Original writing stands***
I have a weird obsession with gingerbread men this time of year. I have not eaten anything gingerbread in years, though! Not one single gingerbread man since I have been gluten-free (over 4 years). The only time I ever did eat anything gingerbread was a few cookies during Christmas time. But I have always just loved them and I am not really sure why. My grandma always had the best soft gingerbread men set out on the dessert table at our Christmas Eve party. I looked forward to them every year! I am not even a big ginger fan, so I’m not sure why I loved them so much! And come to think of it, I have no gingerbread recipes on the blog…until today. And what better way to create my first gingerbread recipe than to make it in the form of quinoa flakes! One of my favorite breakfasts to start the day with!
Gingerbread Quinoa Flakes
- ⅓ Cup Quinoa Flakes
- ½ TB Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1½ Tsp Blackstrap Molasses (plus more to drizzle on top)
- ½ Tsp Ground Ginger
- ½ Tsp Cinnamon (plus more for topping)
- ¼ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ Tsp Ground Nutmeg
- ⅛ Tsp Ground Cloves
- ⅔ Cup + 2 TB Water
- Sliced Almonds (topping, optional)
- In a large microwave safe bowl, place all the ingredients together stir and then add the water and stir again until combined.
- Microwave on high for about 2 minutes, remove, and add any toppings you'd like!
And what better way to showcase the holiday classic? With a round-up from around the blog world of course! I just went through my 6000 pins and picked out the ones having to do with gingerbread! Everyone has their own spin, I love it! (Since I posted this years ago, I have some more gingerbread goodies for you too! Gingerbread Doughnuts, Quinoa Gingerbread Coffee Cake, and Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies!
The Round-Up: (all are vegan and gluten-free, or can easily be adapted to be so!)
Breakfasts:
Vegan Gingerbread Protein Pancakes -Vega
Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal – Oatgasm
Gingerbread Buckwheat Pancakes – Pickles & Honey
Grain-Free Gingerbread Protein Pancakes – Healthful Pursuit
Ginger Spice Overnight Oatmeal – Zest and Zeal
Pumpkin Gingerbread Pancakes – Peachy Palate (Pictured)
Vegan Gingerbread Waffles – Minimalist Baker
Gingerbread Granola – She Let Them Eat Cake
Super Easy Molasses Granola – Mix it Up
Ginger Lemon Zest Granola – Dolly and Oatmeal
Gingerbread Granola with Cranberries and Pumpkin Seeds – My Kitchen Addiction
Gingerbread Overnight Oats – The Healthy Maven
Gingerbread Pumpkin Overnight Oats – The Taste Space
Easy Homemade Gingerbread Granola – A Southern Fairytale
Healthy Gingerbread Granola – My Whole Food Life
Gingerbread Pumpkin Vegan Overnight Oat Parfait – Oh She Glows
Pumpkin Gingerbread Triple Oat Breakfast Bake – Skinny Weighs
Bars, Bread, Cakes:
Chocolate Gingerbread Granola Bars – The Healthy Maven
Homemade Gingerbread – Chocolate-Covered Katie
Pumpkin Gingerbread Snack Bars – Oh She Glows
Chocolate Gingerbread Mug Cake – Let’s Get Living
Sweet Potato Gingerbread – Peachy Palate
Gingerbread Bars – The Detoxinista
Gingerbread Pumpkin Squares – Eat, Spine, Run, Repeat
Healthy Gingerbread Cake – Mix it Up
Gingerbread Cake – The Kitchn
Gingerbread Muffins – Yankee Kitchen Ninja
Gingerbread Oat Muffins – The Oatmeal Artist
Pumpkin-Walnut Gingerbread with Spiced Buttercream Frosting – Jaymi Heimbuch
Cookies and Bites:
Molasses Ginger Cookies – Nourish The Budding Lotus
Paleo Gingerbread Cookies – The Iron You
Soft and Chewy Grain-Free Gingerbread Men – Texanerin
Small Batch Gingerbread Cookies – Yeah…ImmaEatThat.
Gluten-Free and Vegan Gingersnap Cookies – Healthful Pursuit
Gingerbread Men – Including Cake
Gingerbread Quinoa Breakfast Cookies – Healthful Pursuit
Gingerbread Amazeballs – The Fitnessista
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men – Our Earth Land
Healthy Chewy Gingersnaps – Dessert With Benefits
All Canadian Gingersnaps – We Are xgfx
Gingerbread Cookies – Don’t (White) Sugar-Coat It
Gingerbread Cookies – Sandi’s Allergy Free Recipes
Gingerbread Folks – Plant-Powered Kitchen
Miscellaneous:
Gingerbread Spice – Modern Taste
Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix – Wonky Wonderful
Gingerbread Vegan Meatballs – Hovkonditorn
Sweet Potato Gingerbread Cookie Dough Dip – Fresh Fit N Healthy
Healthy Homemade Gingerbread Latte – Foodie Fiasco
Gingerbread Smoothie – Peanut Butter and Peppers (Pictured)
So tell me:
+ Do you like gingerbread?
+ Leave a link to your favorite gingerbread recipes in the comments!
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Looks incredible, especially with the almonds sprinkled on top!
Mel recently posted…Healthy ‘Free From’ Chocolate Brownies & ‘Free From’ Christmas
Ha, thanks!
Oooh what a clever use of quinoa flakes. I will admit to making them almost the same time every time I make them (cocoa & almond butter – like a big almond butter cup bowl haha). I will definitely be trying these next time!
kimmythevegan recently posted…Vegan on the Loose – Sacramento Eats
This was a great festive bowl!
Oh so festive and yummy!
Thanks!
Oh I love gingerbread. I shall be saving this to try soon.
Glad to hear!
HI Rebecca,
This sure looks like a breakfast or anytime meal that would make any day special – especially with the chocolate in it. Pinned & tweeted!
Marla recently posted…“7 Little Things Affecting Your Sleep!”
It sure would!
Oooh, I love gingerbread anything so these would be perfect for me!
I’m Pinning and sharing!
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition recently posted…Healthy Vegan Fridays #128
Me too!
Yum! The gingerbread flavor is perfect for December!
Bethany recently posted…15 Gluten Free Christmas Treats You Need To Make This Year!
Yes, it was!
I’m a massive gingerbread man fan too. This sounds amazing x
Gingerbread is best!
What a coincidence. I have Pinterest board for quinoa recipes and one for ginger too. I’ll admit that I don’t usually do anything but yogurt for breakfast, but this bowl intrigues me – for obvious reasons 🙂 Happy Holidays.
laura@motherwouldknow recently posted…Pomegranate Possets – Easiest Elegant Custard
I think you need to change up that yogurt!
Yum! I’ve got gingerbread on the brain lately and this looks amazing!
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free recently posted…Potato Adobo Vegan Tamales
I haven’t made or had anything gingerbread yet! I plan on baking something up this week though!
I have been thinking of attempting to make gingerbread cookies this year and now your post has really inspired me. Thanks for all the yummy recipes. And, I love the quinoa flakes..it looks sooo good!!!!
Great to find another QF lover!
Great round up! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂
Hope your week is great!
Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
Thanks Cindy! Always happy to share 🙂
Thank you SO much for the link love! Your blog is fabulous. 😉
Aw thank you Kelly! 🙂 Your so sweet. Your blog is absolutely wonderful too and I never miss a recipe 😉
Yum! Pinned so I can refer back to this excellent round-up. I’ll have to try one of these for Christmas morning breakfast.
Thanks Audra! I’m glad you found it useful 🙂
I’m with you, I jump aboard the gingerbread loving train every Christmas. Recently I posted a gingerbread pancake recipe that I’m totally obsessed with and today I’m going to whip up a bunch of our family’s favourite healthy gingerbread cookies!
Yes! This round-up is overwhelming me though! I don’t know what I want to make for Christmas dessert now 😛
Awh thank you for this! I have been loving the gingerbread flavor..can’t wait to look at some of the others you featured!
xoxo
Sarah Grace
I just knew I had to do a round up with all the great recipes out there 🙂
Gingerbread is my absolute favorite winter flavor, I can’t get enough of it! I am hoping to make Davida’s choc gingerbread bars soon!
They do look so good! 🙂
My sister is on a gluten free/paleo diet because of skin issues and I think I’m going to pass this blog post on to her! Are any of the recipes paleo? My sister should be able to tell but I figured I’d ask! Thanks so much for posting this awesome long list!
Yes many of them are! Totally pass it along, let me know if she found it helpful in her gingerbread pursuits!
Thanks for including me lovely!! I eat gingerbread year round. It’s by far my favourite flavor!
I definitely need more of it in my life! I always forget how good the flavor is 😉
GREAT post! I love, love love Gingerbread! Just what I needed to see.
There are so many great recipes….I am having such a hard time figuring out what I want to try and make for Christmas!
Thanks so much for the mention, Rebecca! And yes, I ADORE gingerbread! Can’t get enough of it this year!
It is such a quintessential holiday flavor! 🙂
Thank you for sharing my Gingerbread Smoothie! Everything sounds amazing! I have to check out all of the other recipes! I can’t get enough Gingerbread! Happy Holidays to you!!
Your smoothie looks so yummy! Can’t wait to try it 🙂 Happy Holidays to you too love 🙂
Awesome roundup! Thanks for sharing my granola on your list 🙂
Sure thing! Just spreading the holiday love 🙂