Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Quinoa Parfait [Gluten & Sugar Free, Dairy Free Option]
Dessert? Snack? Breakfast? Have this whenever you want since it is full of good for you ingredients that will not only satisfy you but keep you full too!
Quinoa is a little protein packed seed that cooks quickly in 15 minutes in boiling water. No draining is necessary and you can basically add it to ANYTHING and you’ve got a fantastic meal.
Add some Greek yogurt, peanut butter and cocoa powder and a few other ingredients and you will be loving this recipe.
If you’d rather reduce the calories, fat or points a bit more you could remove the peanut butter without it ruining the flavor. I’m loving it as a special breakfast lately that keeps me full for hours.
Looking for other Quinoa recipes? I’ve got a bunch!
- Citrus Quinoa Parfait
- Quinoa Chicken Cherry Salad
- Quinoa Chickpea Salad
- Mini Quinoa Zucchini Cheese Bites
- Cherry Peach Quinoa Salad
- Quinoa Chicken Stuffed Peppers
- Pomegranate Sweet Potato Quinoa
- Cocoa Baked Quinoa Bars
*adaption of my Citrus Quinoa Parfait
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Quinoa Parfait [Gluten & Sugar Free, Dairy Free Option]
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa cooled
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter no sugar added
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon almond milk
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt nonfat*(See Note)
- 2 full droppers vanilla liquid stevia or sweetener of choice
- 1/2 banana sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix together cooked quinoa, peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla and almond milk.
- In another bowl mix together Greek yogurt and stevia.
- In a serving glass layer half the yogurt, half the quinoa mixture, half the slices of banana and repeat layers.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve or enjoy!
Notes
Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 8*
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
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Thanks!
I made this tonight for dessert for 6 people and it was delicious! I used Carob instead of cocoa powder and honey instead of sweetener because that’s what I had handy and it came out great. Thanks for the recipe!
Sounds great – how many savings does this recipe make?
I don’t have the vanilla stevia but do have just plain stevia drops. And access to the vanilla drops is limited and will take a couple weeks or shipping due to where I live. All that just to ask: how many drops of plain stevia is in 2 full droppers of your vanilla stevia?? Thanks a bunch!
The droppers are about 1/4 teaspoon. You would use the same as the vanilla stevia.
Can you use PB2 instead of peanut butter to make it healthier?
I don’t use PB2 because it contains sugar, but you could sub it in place of the PB I used.
If you make ahead of time, how long will it last in the fridge?
at least 24 hours.
This looks rockin’! Quinoa parfaits are so awesomely unexpected…we love seeing the looks on peoples’ faces when we eat them around the office. 🙂
Amy, @Chobani
thank you Amy!
I will make this for sure but will put the stevia in the quinoa mix, I like my yogurt tart… 😉
I absolutely LOVE quinoa parfaits and this looks absolutely delicious! I have given up Peanut Butter for Lent, but I cannot wait to try this after Easter!!