Description
A creamy and nutritious quinoa breakfast porridge that can be customized with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup whole milk (other types of milk work, too)
- ¼ cup water
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- additional milk or cream, fruit, sweetener (honey, syrup, brown sugar, coconut sugar), nuts, seeds, coconut, whatever you like
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring milk, water, and salt to a rapid simmer over medium high heat.
- Add quinoa and cinnamon (if using), stirring to combine.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 12 to 14 minutes, stirring frequently, or until most of the liquid is absorbed and quinoa tails start to appear (more liquid will be absorbed when the quinoa steams).
- Remove the pan from the heat, leaving it covered, and let the quinoa steam for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Top with desired sweetener, fruit, and milk, and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- This quinoa porridge is highly customizable; feel free to add any toppings you like.
- For extra creaminess, use coconut milk or almond milk.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg