Quinoa porridge or pudding: breakfast or dessert

We discovered quinoa a couple of years ago as another option for lots of things, but it was this pudding that grabbed our enthusiasm. It’s designed as a breakfast porridge, but it also makes good dessert for the über health conscious.

So what do you think Fiesta Friday friends? Dessert or breakfast? I already know Breakfast Drama Queen’s answer. But what about everyone else?

Quinoa porridge or pudding: good for breakfast and dessert. Just add shredded coconut, coconut cream, yoghurt or even ice cream

• Servings: 4-6
• Time: 30 minutes
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

• 1 cup of rinsed and drained quinoa grain (we buy ours pre-rinsed)
• 3 cups of water
• 1 finely chopped green apple (or 2 small apples)
• 1 large, finely chopped red apple
• 1 chopped orange
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

1. Put everything into a saucepan, boil like crazy for six minutes. Then turn off the heat, put the lid on, and let it sit for about 20 minutes.
2. Reheat briefly to serve if you like it really hot, but it will still be nicely warm most times.
3. Serve by itself, or with shredded coconut, coconut cream, yoghurt or even ice cream for a dessert.

Notes

The original recipe used apple juice instead of water, sweetened it with honey, and used orange zest instead of the orange itself.

Source: Cooking with Quinoa, the supergrain, by Rena Patten. New Holland Publishers, Australia, 2011.

Quinoa porridge or pudding: good for breakfast and dessert