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Cherry Oat Quinoa Breakfast Bake

January 20, 2018 by Christy Gurin (updated May 2, 2025) | 2 Comments

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This oat and quinoa breakfast bake is filled with cherries and almond for the perfect fruit filled crunch to make this breakfast extremely fulfilling and delicious. This recipe is naturally vegetarian and you can use gluten free oats to make it work for everyone at your table!

Slice of cherry oat breakfast bake with yogurt topping on a white plate with the full casserole dish in the background.

Well hello friends! Its been a while and so much has changed in my world since my last cranberry sauce post around Thanksgiving time. First and foremost, Stella Rose was born a few days later!!! We are absolutely OBSESSED with her and I love being a mom. She is a chubby little dark haired beauty and couldn’t be more perfect.

Now, onto this beauty of a breakfast casserole. My plan was to share this quinoa breakfast bake for a Christmas morning meal idea buuuut, for the previously mentioned reason, that didn’t happen. Luckily, this recipe isn’t seasonal and can be enjoyed any time of year. Its sooo incredibly good too!

I know I’ve shared before in past breakfast recipes about my beef with sweet breakfasts not having enough protein to keep me full for more than an hour.

Well, I’ll spare you from it this time, but just know, this quinoa breakfast bake is truly a breakfast of champions that will keep you full for hours. Yes, you heard me, hours. Perfect for weekend shenanigans where you need that kind of energy.

cherry steel cut oat breakfast bake from overhead with a serving spoon resting in it and a slice removed and plated on the side next to a bowl of cherries.

cracked eggs in a bowl with a whisk on top.

This recipe is easy to make too. As you can see below, you start by dumping a few ingredients into a baking dish. You beat eggs, milk, and a few spices and seasonings in a bowl and then pour that into the dish on top of the cherries and grains.

Then you try to be patient while it bakes, pull out of the oven, top with yogurt and enjoy! Easy-ish right? Totally.

Process of making quinoa oat breakfast bake with 3 step by step images next to each other.

One thing I love about this recipe is how well it reheats. Make a batch on the weekend and then reheat for quick weekday breakfasts. Its a meal planning masterpiece I tell you.

And if you’re as skeptical as I was about doing quinoa for breakfast, don’t be. When combined with steel cut oats, its way less grainy and the dual texture is near perfection for a dish like this. The egg and milk makes it a bit more casserole like and sticks the grains together to make it more cohesive.

And in shots like the one below, it almost looks like a dessert. Make you can fool your significant other or kiddos? Maybe?

cherry oat quinoa breakfast bake slice on a white plate topped with yogurt with more cherries and the full baked dish in the background.

If that pic didn’t give you enough ammo to pass this quinoa breakfast bake off as a dessert, maybe a few more pics will do the trick. And if all else fails, replace that yogurt with whipped cream and drizzle a tiny bit of honey on top. That’ll sell it for sure.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

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sweet breakfast bake dusted with powdered sugar and almonds and cherries sprinkled on the sides.
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Cherry Oat Quinoa Breakfast Bake

Created by: Christy Gurin
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
6 servings
This oat and quinoa breakfast bake is filled with cherries and almond for the perfect fruit filled crunch to make this breakfast extremely fulfilling and delicious. This recipe is naturally vegetarian and you can use gluten free oats to make it work for everyone at your table!
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Ingredients
 

  • 3/4 cup sliced or slivered almonds
  • 1 lb. sweet cherries, pitted I used thawed frozen cherries*
  • 1/2 cup steel cut oats
  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp. almond extract
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp. ground cardamom
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup vanilla yogurt optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375° F.
  • Toast almonds in a large flat pan over low heat, stirring every 30 seconds to 1 minute until they start to smell toasty (about 5 mins once pan is hot). You can also toast by placing in microwave for about 45 seconds or baking in preheated oven for 5-6 mins.
  • Spray a 8” x 8” baking dish (or equivalent) with cooking spray or use a paper towel to rub with oil to prevent sticking. 
  • Evenly layer half of the cherries in baking dish. Sprinkle half of the almonds on top of the fruit.
  • Rinse quinoa and steel cut oats in a strainer. Put quinoa and oats in the baking dish on top of the cherries and almonds and spread out into an even layer. 
  • Sprinkle remaining half of cherries and almonds on top of the quinoa and oats. 
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs until light and frothy. Add almond milk, maple syrup, almond extract, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt. Whisk to mix thoroughly.
  • Slowly pour mixture over layered fruit and grains in the baking dish. 
  • Place pan in oven and bake for about 50 – 60 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting and serving. Cut into 9 squares and serve with either sweetened yogurt or whipped cream.

Notes

*To thaw frozen cherries, run luke warm water over them for about 1-2 minutes. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 482mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 5.6mg | Calcium: 251mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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  1. Jack says

    August 25, 2019

    5 stars
    Ok, this is really good. I am 110% surprised that I like it so much, as I am not normally a quinoa fan. I only had about 1/4 lb of cherries, so I threw in a half cup of blueberries and half of a Pink Lady apple, finely chopped. Also used walnuts instead of almonds, and left out the syrup and cardamom as I didn’t have any,. I just bought a jar of Ceylon cinnamon last week and it smelled so good when I opened the jar, that I doubled the cinnamon. Very delicious. I used a 9×9 Pyrex and it made 12 squares.

    I think it would be good just using apples alone. I also wonder if I could leave out the syrup, almond extract and spices, and use Silk’s dark chocolate almond milk instead of plain? That stuff is tasty. A chocolate cherry quinoa oatmeal bake…I may try that soon.

    Thanks for the recipe.

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    • Christy says

      August 27, 2019

      The combo of chocolate and cherry sounds so good in this! I’m definitely going to have to try that soon! Haha, Any excuse to work chocolate into my breakfast and I’m on board!

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