Quinoa Pudding with dried cherries and cranberries
Created by ellie on April 7, 2024
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #42630
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup white quinoa
- 1/3 cup red quinoa (if you can't find red quinoa use all white quinoa)
- 3/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
- 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
- 3 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons dried cherries
- Milk or cream
- Ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup almonds, silvered or chopped pecans
How to Make
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Step 1: Rinse the quinoa in a sieve.
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Step 2: In a pot on medium high heat bring 2 cups water to a boil and then add the salt and quinoa; reduce heat to a simmer; cover pan and cook for 20 minutes. If all the water hasn't been absorbed drain it and then return quinoa to pan.
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Step 3: Stir in butter and honey and scatter the dried fruits on top.
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Step 4: Cover and and let sit for about 5 minutes or until fruit are soft.
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Step 5: Serve in shallow bowls with milk or cream and dusted with cinnamon and sprinkled with toasted nuts.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (71.6 g)
- Calories 278.3
- Total Fat - 11.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.9 g
- Cholesterol - 48.4 mg
- Sodium - 236 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 37.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
- Sugars - 9.1 g
- Protein - 7.9 g
- Calcium - 32.7 mg
- Iron - 2.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg