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This delicious Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake is made with cubed butternut squash, crunchy pecans, juicy pomegranate, and wholesome quinoa. It's the perfect combination of textures, sweet maple and warm cinnamon flavors, and so easy to adapt with what you have in your kitchen. I love making this easy quinoa bake for healthy breakfasts all week long!

Prep: 10 Cook: 50 Total: 60
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Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake

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This delicious Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake is made with cubed butternut squash, crunchy pecans, juicy pomegranate, and wholesome quinoa. It’s the perfect combination of textures, sweet maple and warm cinnamon flavors, and so easy to adapt with what you have in your kitchen. I love making this easy quinoa bake for healthy breakfasts all week long!

Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake (VIDEO)

If you’re looking for something new, flavorful, sweet, and full of fall vibes for breakfast, then you will LOVE this Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake! It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, refined sugar-free, and SO good. I love making this recipe the night before and having it ready to go for breakfast in the morning (and all week long)!

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The butternut squash bakes to tender perfection, the quinoa is the perfect soft texture, and the pecans and pomegranate arils add the perfect crunchy balance. And bonus points: it makes your house smell amazing! All you need is one bowl and a baking dish (opens in a new tab) to make this healthy fall breakfast recipe.

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Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake in a casserole dish.

Ingredients/Substitutions

Ingredients for Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake recipe.

How to Make Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake

It only takes 10 minutes of prep time to put this easy recipe together! Here’s how to make Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the liquid ingredients.
  2. Whisk in the dry ingredients and dry quinoa.
  3. Fold in the cubed butternut squash, pecans, and pomegranate arils.
  4. Pour into a baking dish or casserole dish (opens in a new tab) and bake for 45-55 minutes at 375 degrees F.
  5. Let cool, add toppings of choice, and enjoy!

Topping Ideas

  • Chopped Nuts
  • Vanilla Greek Yogurt
  • Maple Syrup
  • Nut Butter
  • Caramel Sauce

How to Adapt this Breakfast Bake

  • Use any nuts you prefer – chopped walnuts and cashews would work well!
  • Drizzle the bake with honey if you don’t have maple syrup.
  • You can use any type of nut milk (or regular milk) for this recipe.
  • Add seeds for an extra boost of nutrients, like sunflower or pumpkin seeds! (opens in a new tab)
  • To make this vegan, simply replace the eggs with flax egg.

Refrigerating/Freezing Leftovers

This recipe can be refrigerated or frozen for later! To refrigerate, let the quinoa bake cool completely. Add an airtight lid (or store in an airtight container) and refrigerate for up to 4-5 days. To freeze, let cool in the fridge in a container without a lid, then add the lid and move to the freezer. Store frozen for up to 3 months!

To reheat, simply place in on a microwave-safe dish and microwave for a few minutes! Add toppings and enjoy.

Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake square on a plate.

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ServingsServes 4
4.93 from 27 votes

Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake

This delicious Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake is made with cubed butternut squash, crunchy pecans, juicy pomegranate, and wholesome quinoa. It's the perfect combination of textures, sweet maple and warm cinnamon flavors, and so easy to adapt with what you have in your kitchen. I love making this easy quinoa bake for healthy breakfasts all week long!
Prep: 10 minCook: 50 minTotal: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups plant-based milk
  • 1/3 cup apple sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cup uncooked quinoa (opens in a new tab)
  • 2 cups cubed butternut squash
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans (plus more for topping)
  • 1/3 cup pomegranate arils (opens in a new tab)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 Fahrenheit.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, apple sauce, maple syrup and vanilla.
  3. Whisk in the cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and quinoa.
  4. Mix in the butternut squash, pecans, and pomegranate.
  5. Transfer to a baking pan.
  6. Top with additional pomegranate if desired.
  7. Bake for 45-55 minutes, uncovered, or until the quinoa and squash are cooked through and a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Let cool slightly, then top with more maple syrup, nut butter or chopped nuts and enjoy!

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Notes

  • Use any nuts you prefer – chopped walnuts and cashews would work well!
  • Drizzle the bake with honey if you don’t have maple syrup.
  • You can use any type of nut milk (or regular milk) for this recipe.
  • Add seeds for an extra boost of nutrients, like sunflower or pumpkin seeds! (opens in a new tab)
  • To make this vegan, simply replace the eggs with flax egg.

Nutrition

Serving: 2 Cups | Calories: 397 kcal | Carbohydrates: 60 g | Protein: 13 g | Fat: 12 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g | Trans Fat: 0.01 g | Cholesterol: 93 mg | Sodium: 603 mg | Potassium: 698 mg | Fiber: 8 g | Sugar: 15 g | Vitamin A: 7597 IU | Vitamin C: 16 mg | Calcium: 318 mg | Iron: 4 mg

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27 Comments

  1. Auatin

    What size cubes of butternut squash? And air fryer friendly???!

    1. Christine McMichael

      I would say the butternut squash cubes are about 1/4″-1/2″ in size. I haven’t tried this in the air fryer, so I’m not sure how it would turn out. I hope you enjoy the recipe!

  2. Nancy

    This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it. Just one question: is the cubed butternut squash raw or cooked when we mix it with the quinoa?

    1. Christine McMichael

      It is raw! I hope you love the recipe!

  3. jean

    Can you use frozen butternut squash vs fresh?

    1. Christine McMichael

      I haven’t tried it! I would think that the frozen butternut squash may release to much liquid and could make the bake a bit soggy, but I would need to try it out to see.

  4. Chef Dennis

    I hope it’s breakfast soon! This Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa is so yummy!

  5. Marina

    Love this for breakfast and my daughter thinks it’s absolutely delicious