Weight Watchers Recipes
Gluten-Free Chia Bread
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup uncooked quinoa + enough water to cover it
- 1/4 cup chia seeds + 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 6 drops liquid stevia (optional)
Instructions
- Soak quinoa in cold water. Leave in the fridge overnight.
- In a small mixing bowl, add 1/2 cup of water to chia seeds and stir a few times. Place in fridge overnight.
- The next day, rinse quinoa thoroughly and drain.
- Preheat oven to 325F and line loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Combine all ingredients in blender or food processor. Process until mixture is batter-like, and not many whole quinoa seeds are left.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 1.5 hours or until it passes the toothpick test.
- Let cool completely before serving.
Notes
Note: This bread can be stored in the fridge for one week. Adapted from The Healthy Chef.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceSodium: 5mgCalcium: 30mgVitamin C: 1.7mgFiber: 3gPotassium: 203mgCalories: 154kcalSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 7gProtein: 4gCarbohydrates: 18gIron: 2.3mg