My husband and I enjoy quinoa, so I created this pear breakfast bake for our Sunday brunch. The quinoa is a nice change of pace from oatmeal.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 1/4 cup mashed peeled ripe pear
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• dash ground ginger
• dash ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• plain greek yogurt, optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients; transfer to a greased 3-cup baking dish. Cover and bake for 50 minutes. In another small bowl, combine almonds, brown sugar and butter; sprinkle over quinoa mixture.
2. Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned, 5-10 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with yogurt