Mornings can be hectic and rushed whether you’re a mom or not, and it’s easy to skip the most important meal of the day. These healthy breakfast bars are super easy to grab while you run out the door or scarf down while you’re breastfeeding your baby, or if you have more time you can enjoy one of my new favourite breakfasts by adding chia pudding and fruit, check out the full recipe here.

The great thing about these breakfast bars is that they’re packed with lots of lactation boosting ingredients like oats, brewers yeast, apricots, and almonds. They also have lots of protein with the quinoa and nuts to help power you through your day. If you’re not a breastfeeding mama you can skip the brewers yeast and enjoy the delicious taste of these healthy breakfast bars. Add even more goodness with some chia pudding packed with omega-3’s, fiber, and iron, and some fruit or berries.

Lactation boosting breakfast bars with brewers yeast, oatmeal, and apricots. Make ahead for quick and easy breakfasts on the go or breastfeeding snacks.
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Healthy Breakfast Bars

Servings 8 bars

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup ground flax seed
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup spelt can use regular flour or flour of your choice
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp brewers yeast
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped almonds or any nut of choice
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts or any nut of choice
  • 1/4 cup diced dried apricots or any dried fruit of choice
  • 1/4 cup diced prunes or any dried fruit of choice
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup honey or any liquid sweetener works too
  • 1/4 cup agave honey or any liquid sweetener works too
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 and cook quinoa according to package directions.

  2. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl: oats, flax, baking soda, salt, spelt, cinnamon, brewers yeast, nuts, dried fruit, and coconut. 

  3. Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl: cooked quinoa, syrup, agave, vanilla, applesauce, and water. 

  4. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients, and pour into a 9 x 9 baking pan. 

  5. Cook for 20 - 30 minutes. Cool in pan and cut into bars. 

xo Jannine

Have these make ahead breakfast bars for a healthy start to your day. They are also dairy free, vegan, and lactation boosting. Great for new moms who need breastfeeding snacks.

Lactation boosting breakfast bars packed with oatmeal, brewers yeast, and apricots. Great for breastfeeding mamas who need an easy lactation boosting recipe and a quick breakfast.