Quinoa Pudding With Coconut Milk, Cinnamon & Vanilla

Quinoa Pudding With Coconut Milk, Cinnamon And Vanilla.

A Vegan, Gluten Free, Low Sugar Dessert. Or Have It For Breakfast.

Easy To Make, And Lovely With Tropical Passionfruit.

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Introduction to quinoa pudding

Quinoa pudding is quinoa simmered in coconut milk with cinnamon and vanilla until it’s soft and thick, then lightly sweetened with a little coconut sugar and served with fruit. It’s vegan and gluten free, and you control how much sugar goes in. It’s lovely for dessert or breakfast.

It’s one of my favourite ways to eat quinoa. Quinoa is hugely flexible. You can use it for a main course, like my roasted sweet potato, quinoa and black bean salad, or for dessert, or both. No wonder it powered so many South American civilisations!

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Quinoa pudding, ready to eat

Quinoa pudding with coconut milk, served with fruit

My quinoa coconut milk dessert, served with whatever fruit you like.

Ingredients for quinoa pudding

Here are the ingredients for this Flametree Yoga Studio dish.

1 cup of dry quinoa
3 tins of coconut milk, ideally organic
A stick of cinnamon, or half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Half a vanilla pod, with the inside scraped out
About a dessert spoon of coconut sugar, or more if you prefer
Salt, to taste. It takes away any bitterness in the quinoa
Fruit of your choice, to serve, like berries, kiwi fruit, sliced banana or passionfruit

With berries, I especially like the darker ones.

Quinoa pudding, served different ways

Quinoa pudding with coconut milk served different ways, one topped with passionfruit

Different ways to serve it. Note the yellow, tropical passionfruit on the top one.

How to make quinoa pudding

Use these steps to make this quinoa coconut milk dessert.

Step 1: Wash the quinoa

Put the quinoa in a medium saucepan and cover it with water.
Let it sit for 5 minutes, swirl it around, then slowly pour off the water.
Do this several times, until the water is clear.

Step 2: Cook the quinoa in coconut milk

Add the 3 tins of coconut milk, the cinnamon and the vanilla scraped from the pod, and mix it all together.
Bring to the boil. Then lower the heat and cook until the quinoa is soft.
Stir regularly, until it thickens.

Step 3: Sweeten and season

For a low sugar version, stir in about a dessert spoon of coconut sugar. With the fruit, it will be sweet enough, but add more if you prefer.
Add a good pinch of salt, and stir it in.

Step 4: Serve

Serve with fruit of your choice, such as berries, kiwi fruit, sliced banana or passionfruit.

Quinoa pudding with passionfruit

Quinoa pudding topped with tropical passionfruit

Tropical passionfruit, as in this picture, is especially delicious on top.

Is quinoa pudding gluten free?

Yes. Quinoa is a seed, not a wheat grain, and it contains no gluten. With coconut milk, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut sugar and fruit, this pudding is gluten free and vegan.

Why do you wash quinoa before cooking it?

Washing rinses off the natural coating that can make quinoa taste bitter. Wash it until the water runs clear.

A good pinch of salt at the end also takes away any bitterness.

Can you eat quinoa pudding for breakfast?

Yes. Quinoa works for breakfast, dessert or a main course, and this pudding with fruit makes an easy breakfast.

For another quinoa breakfast, try the overnight mix of quinoa flakes, sunflower seeds and chia seeds in my Indonesian black rice pudding recipe.

Quinoa pudding: quick questions answered

How do I make quinoa pudding low in sugar?

Use about a dessert spoon of coconut sugar. With the fruit, it’s sweet enough. Take care with how much fruit you add too, because fruit contains sugar.

How do I know when the quinoa pudding is ready?

Cook it until the quinoa is soft, stirring regularly until it thickens.

What fruit goes with quinoa pudding?

Berries, kiwi fruit, sliced banana or passionfruit. Tropical passionfruit is especially delicious.

Can I use ground cinnamon instead of a cinnamon stick?

Yes. Use half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon instead of the stick.

More Flametree coconut milk desserts

Love coconut milk desserts? Try my sago dessert with coconut milk, my mung bean dessert with coconut milk, or my Indonesian black rice pudding.

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