{"id":36,"date":"2026-04-13T11:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/?p=36"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:58:44","slug":"quinoa-bites-11g-protein-no-eggs-no-dairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"Quinoa Bites (11g Protein, No Eggs, No Dairy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These\u00a0<strong>Quinoa Bites<\/strong>\u00a0are crispy, chewy bites of sweet potato and quinoa packed with pizza flavors and delicious as high-protein tater tots. They are packed with 11 grams of proteins and 9 grams of fiber per serving to keep you full and energized for hours. Plus they are gluten-free, egg-free, and vegan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe-69956-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-ingredients-no-images wprm-recipe-69956-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"69956\" data-servings=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-unit-conversion-container wprm-unit-conversion-container-69956 wprm-unit-conversion-container-links wprm-block-text-normal\"><a class=\"wprm-unit-conversion wprmpuc-active\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com\/quinoa-bites\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRJuR1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUYjNQNGFmbjh1UTJ1aVRTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsPMZfl0Sl8HilCV9pLJIehtrCA7RGNyy4eZsObRQoBttApVdG_9SYlfNmwh_aem_8Z4Abqzu-Ezme5MK8hwYNw#\" data-system=\"1\" data-recipe=\"69956\" aria-label=\"Change unit system to US Customary\">US Customary<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a class=\"wprm-unit-conversion\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com\/quinoa-bites\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRJuR1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUYjNQNGFmbjh1UTJ1aVRTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsPMZfl0Sl8HilCV9pLJIehtrCA7RGNyy4eZsObRQoBttApVdG_9SYlfNmwh_aem_8Z4Abqzu-Ezme5MK8hwYNw#\" data-system=\"2\" data-recipe=\"69956\" aria-label=\"Change unit system to Metric\">Metric<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Recipe_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-recipe adthrive-recipe-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,311600511\/AdThrive_Recipe_1\/5d7194a03baf163fd7d19b0c_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"0\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-9\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a01 cup Cooked Quinoa - cooled in the fridge\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-9\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Happy-Andes-White-Organic-Quinoa\/dp\/B07QKFPRXR?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;linkId=86e84f10714f0fea935a45af443ab823&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Cooked Quinoa<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-smaller-faded\">cooled in the fridge<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"17\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-10\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a0\u00be cup Sweet Potato Puree - equivalent to 1 medium orange sweet potato\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-10\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00be<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0787VSLKL\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0787VSLKL&amp;linkId=cc403cd256cd55db5741f90d8e31a2ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Potato Puree<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-smaller-faded\">equivalent to 1 medium orange sweet potato<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"1\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-11\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a02 tablespoons Tomato Paste\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-11\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoons<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bionaturae-Organic-Tomato-Paste\/dp\/B001O8PKV6?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;linkId=bdea3067e5d4bb7d9b8728848d1dd050&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Tomato Paste<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"16\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-12\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a0\u2153 cup Chickpea Flour - (note 1)\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-12\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u2153<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B075LZKMMR\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B075LZKMMR&amp;linkId=63e2332acd157259051202e5557ffa33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Chickpea Flour<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-smaller-faded\">(note 1)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"5\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-13\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a0\u00bc cup Fresh Parsley - or cilantro, finely chopped\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-13\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bc<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07HFCK9G7\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07HFCK9G7&amp;linkId=93b63fdfeed16e64c1b2d71cd0b76404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Fresh Parsley<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-smaller-faded\">or cilantro, finely chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n<h4 class=\"wprm-recipe-group-name wprm-recipe-ingredient-group-name wprm-block-text-bold\">Spices<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"2\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-14\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a01 teaspoon Italian Herbs\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-14\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Italian Herbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"15\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-15\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a01 teaspoon Onion Powder\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-15\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B074H6VR21\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B074H6VR21&amp;linkId=9cf819bbd461525358959e4913f99dd1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Onion Powder<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"14\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-16\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a0\u00bc teaspoon Garlic Powder\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-16\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bc<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/McCormick-Garlic-Powder-Organic-Non-GMO\/dp\/B07FH8XH4S?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;linkId=77d593b66ffbe9079cf3cb22eec1e7b0&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Garlic Powder<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" data-uid=\"4\"><span class=\"wprm-checkbox-container\"><input id=\"wprm-checkbox-17\" class=\"wprm-checkbox\" type=\"checkbox\" aria-label=\"\u00a0\u00bd teaspoon Salt\" \/><label class=\"wprm-checkbox-label\" for=\"wprm-checkbox-17\"><span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\">\u25a2<\/span><\/label><\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bd<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HVJI7KI\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tcpk-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00HVJI7KI&amp;linkId=48384c268f6d07c482cd8e115436b338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Salt<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-69956-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-69956-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"69956\">\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\">Instructions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-advanced-list wprm-advanced-list-reset wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-advanced-list wprm-advanced-list-reset wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Oil the paper generously with olive oil. Set side.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Prick the sweet potato with a fork, place on a microwave-safe plate, microwave for 3 minutes, flip, and microwave again for 3 minutes until a knife can go through easily.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Let the sweet potatoes cool down for 10 minutes at room temperature, slice them in half, scrape out the sweet potato puree, mash with a fork, and measure the amount needed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Preheat the oven to 400 \u00b0F (200 \u00b0C).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Recipe_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-recipe adthrive-recipe-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,311600511\/AdThrive_Recipe_2\/5d7194a03baf163fd7d19b0c_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wprm-advanced-list wprm-advanced-list-reset wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">In a mixing bowl, add cooked quinoa, mashed sweet potato puree, tomato paste, chopped Parsley, chickpea flour, and dry spices<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Stir with a rubber spatula, pressing all the ingredients together to form a consistent paste. It should be wet, sticky but not watery. If too liquid, add a bit more chickpea flour.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Generously oil your hands with olive oil, grab a tablespoon of dough, and roll it into a cylinder. It&#8217;s messy and sticky, but that&#8217;s normal. Don&#8217;t worry about their look now, divide it into even portions, roll them, and set them aside on an oiled plate.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-7\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">When all the batter has been divided and shaped, wash and dry your hands. Oil them generously with olive oil again and reroll each bite. This smoothens the edges an covers the bites with a thin layer of oil to crisp in the oven.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-8\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Place each bite on the prepared baking sheet, leaving half a thumb of space between each bite so they don&#8217;t touch each other.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-9\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Bake the bites for 30-40 minutes at 400 \u00b0F (200 \u00b0C) flipping them half way, or until the edges are dark brown and crispy. Depending on the size of your bites, it may take more or less time to crisp outside. Keep baking until it reaches your favorite consistency.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-69956-step-0-10\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Serve warm with guacamole or tomato passata.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-69956-notes\" class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\">\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\">Notes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\"><strong>Note 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Or all-purpose flour, or all-purpose gluten-free flour, buckwheat flour or oat flour.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Oven Mode:<\/strong>\u00a0I use the fan-forced (convection) mode. If you have to use conventional mode, I recommend increasing the temperature by 25\u00b0F (15\u00b0C). The baking time should be the same, but it might take a few more minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These\u00a0Quinoa Bites\u00a0are crispy, chewy bites of sweet potato and quinoa packed with pizza flavors and delicious as high-protein tater tots. They are packed with 11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viral-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralarticle.it.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}