Quinoa Pudding

Quinoa Pudding is a creamy, decadent, healthy breakfast or dessert that tastes like a cross between rice pudding and tapioca but stars nutritious superfood quinoa!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings to 6 servings

Calories 254kcal

Author Samantha Skaggs

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa
4 cups milk such as unsweetened coconut milk, unsweetened almond milk, or whole milk
⅓ cup maple syrup
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Place quinoa in a mesh colander. Rinse thoroughly with cold water (until the water runs clear) and allow to drain.
In a medium (at least 3-quart) pot, combine the quinoa, milk, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to a low simmer and cover, leaving the lid cracked so that some steam may escape. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring about every 5 minutes.
Remove the lid and continue simmering for 5 more minutes or until the pudding has thickened and the quinoa has absorbed most (but not all) of the milk. Remove from heat.
Pour into bowls and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving (pudding will continue to thicken as it cools). Sprinkle with additional cinnamon, if desired.

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Notes

This recipe may be enjoyed warm or chilled.
Thoroughly rinsing the quinoa is an important step in order to remove any potential bitter residue.
I used the kind of coconut milk beverage that is sold in a ½-gallon carton in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. Canned coconut milk would probably work as well and result in even creamier/richer pudding with a stronger coconut flavor.
Watch carefully that your milk doesn't foam, rise, and overflow. Also, it is normal for dairy milk to form a skin on the surface as the pudding cooks. Simply stir it back into the pudding and it will dissolve.
You may use white sugar in lieu of the maple syrup.
You may stir regular or golden raisins into the pudding if you wish.
Estimated nutrition information has been calculated for one of six servings if recipe was made with whole milk.

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