I try my best to provide a variety of options for breakfast throughout the week, but once in a while I still find us in a rut. This week was one of those times. So, I flipped through one of my favourite cookbooks, Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood. We eat a lot of quinoa in this house. Quinoa for lunch. Quinoa for supper. But quinoa for breakfast? You bet! It was one of the first cereals I made for Rowyn when she was starting on solids — we skipped the boxed rice in favour of more nutritious and delicious homemade options. It's a wonderful alternative to oatmeal and can be used in everything from omelettes to smoothies.
My daughter has a serious love of dried fruit so I picked a Raisin Pudding Breakfast Porridge to make. I halved the recipe for the two of us and used almond milk as that's all we had on hand. I also had to increase the cooking time at the end because the quinoa wasn't finished, so I would recommend cooking the quinoa for 10 minutes instead of the suggested 5. Otherwise, it was perfectly delicious and so easy to make. It's also family friendly, gluten-free, and vegetarian.
INGREDIENTS:
2½ cups (625ml) 2% milk 1 cup (250ml) quinoa ¼ cup (60ml) raisins 2 tbsp (30ml) maple syrup or honey ¼ tsp (1ml) ground cinnamon 2 large eggs ½ tsp (2.5ml) pure vanilla extract 1 tbsp (15ml) butter DIRECTIONS: Combine the milk, quinoa, raisins, maple syrup, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Cover the saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the quinoa is tender, about 5 minutes. Beat the eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Temper the eggs by whisking in 1 tsp (5ml) of the cooked quinoa. Repeat 7 times, whisking between each addition. Stir the egg mixture into the saucepan. Continue to cook on low heat until the mixture thickens, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in the butter and remove from the heat. Serve immediately. Serves: 4-6
After you fall in love with this recipe, you'll want to grab yourself a copy of this national bestseller by the quinoa sisters, Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming. You'll find loads of delicious recipes and you'll finally get to use up that Costco-size bag of quinoa hiding in your pantry.
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