Choco-Coco Quinoa "Rice" Pudding
Choco-Coco Quinoa "Rice" Pudding

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, choco-coco quinoa "rice" pudding. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

If you like rice pudding, then give this quinoa pudding version a try; it's super sweet and easy to make and another great way to. Replacing rice with quinoa means we get protein and essential amino acids in place of starch. Coconut milk makes this luscious dish vegan-friendly, too.

Choco-Coco Quinoa "Rice" Pudding is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Choco-Coco Quinoa "Rice" Pudding is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have choco-coco quinoa "rice" pudding using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Choco-Coco Quinoa "Rice" Pudding:
  1. Make ready 1/2 cup white quinoa
  2. Get 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
  3. Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
  4. Make ready 2 tsp pure maple syrup
  5. Take 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  6. Make ready 3 tbsp dark cocoa powder
  7. Get 2 tbsp shredded coconut (unsweetened And/or Toasted)
  8. Make ready 1 vanilla ice cream (leave out or sub for vegan style)
  9. Prepare whipped cream (do not add if vegan style or substitute with whipped coconut cream)
  10. Make ready brown sugar for sprinkling (for those who like it a lil bit sweeter)
  11. Take coconut milk

Quinoa pudding is one of those dishes like a Nutella-stuffed croissant or strawberry-frosted doughnut that should probably be categorized as dessert, but I'm making the rules, and I say it's breakfast. Come to think of it, quinoa pudding is actually way more nutrient-dense than those other things. Quinoa is cooked in creamy coconut milk for a delicious, warming dessert. This rich and creamy coconut dessert has the comforting consistency of rice pudding and the health benefits of quinoa.

Steps to make Choco-Coco Quinoa "Rice" Pudding:
  1. Rinse quinoa.
  2. Mix coconut milk and quinoa in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  3. Once at boiling add vanilla extract and maple syrup. Stir well lower heat and cover pan. *sometimes i add a cinnamon stick before i simmer the pudding)
  4. Let simmer 15 mins. No peeking!
  5. Remove from heat and let sit another five minutes.
  6. Add cocoa powder. Stir in a little extra coconut milk if it seems too thick for your liking. Sprinkle the shredded coconut, brown sugar and cinnamon over a dollop of vanilla ice cream and whip cream on top!!
  7. Serve hot or cold. :)

Millet, quinoa, corn, buckwheat, rice, amaranth, chickpea, coconut, chia, soy, oats, lentils. It's like your classic coconut rice, but made with a complete protein and so much more love! It turned out to be quinoa in a lot of white coconut milk - kind of like rice pudding. It ended up absorbing more once it sat for a while after. You can buy quinoa in most grocery stores these days, usually in the health section or near the rice.

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