Time for a fruity quinoa porridge! Prepare the healthy breakfast with banana raspberry cream. It provides an extra portion of power in the morning.
It is so incredibly easy to have an unhealthy breakfast. Wheat rolls with chocolate spread or jam are on many people's daily menu. And if not, then a ready-made muesli from the supermarket, packed with sugar, has to do.
Add to that a big cup of coffee and you're done.
No, there is not my idea of a really delicious breakfast. Not since I discovered quinoa for myself.
I love quinoa! The little grain can be transformed into so many different recipes. Until now, I've always kept it rather spicy. There have been Quinoa salad with sweet potato, Quinoa salad with vegetables in jar and Quinoa patties.
But there is more! When I want to have it warm, I reach for quinoa porridge with berries. That tastes mega delicious. And keeps you full for a long time. Perfect for a long day at work. And all who have enough of chocolate cream bread, jam and Co.
So much I can already reveal: Once you've tasted Quinoa Porridge, you'll love it. I am convinced of that! I find it tastes even better than normal porridge with oatmeal.
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Table of contents
What ingredients do I need for quinoa porridge?
But I would like to lose a few sentences about the ingredients. This is especially for you if you are not yet quite convinced of my plan :)
Quinoa in porridge
Ordinary porridge is prepared with oatmeal. In this recipe, the oatmeal is replaced by quinoa.
When you prepare the breakfast porridge, you have a protein bomb in front of you on the table. Quinoa is one of the best vegetable protein sources in the world. The human body needs nine essential amino acids. There are hardly any foods that contain all the amino acids at once. Quinoa has them all.
In addition, the bodies of the pseudocereals are very rich in minerals. Thus, a serving of quinoa porridge provides you with much more calcium than a porridge with oatmeal. You'll also find twice as much iron and 50 % more vitamin E in it than in wheat. With each bite, you're also getting plenty of omega-3 fatty acid, which can reduce inflammation in the body.
The complex carbohydrates in quinoa prevent cravings and only gently raise blood sugar levels. All in all, quinoa porridge is the perfect breakfast when a long and stressful morning awaits you.
The great thing about the grain is that it is gluten-free and therefore well tolerated by those who get stomach aches and digestive problems from classic breakfast porridge.
The other day someone asked me if you can also use the "colored quinoa" for the recipe. The answer is quite clear: Yes, of course - it works just as well!
Almond milk
Almond milk provides a particularly delicious nutty and slightly sweet taste. It makes the quinoa porridge vegan and really healthy.
The almond drink contains a lot of vitamin E. But also vitamin A and D. In addition, nutrients such as zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium.
Almond milk is also perfect for those who want to lose a little weight. While cow's milk has 140 calories per cup, the almond drink has just 30 calories. Those who have a lactose intolerance will also appreciate the almond drink.
Fruit
Anyone who knows my breakfast recipes knows that nothing works without fruit. Really nothing. For me, berries even end up in the salad. But fruit goes even better in porridge with quinoa.
They bring a fruity-sweet note to breakfast.
But the berries are not only decoration. I prepare a cream from them. To be precise, from banana and raspberries. This makes the porridge fruity sweet and is a great option to utilize overripe bananas.
If you like, you can also fold in some blueberries - they are one of the healthiest foods in the world!
If you don't have raspberries on hand, you can use strawberries, blueberries or blackberries. Frozen berries are also very good for this.
Finally comes a bit Cinnamon* in the healthy breakfast porridge. And that's it - that's all we need.
By the way: If you don't have the time or inclination to make it yourself, you can find a large selection of porridge and muesli mixes at Mymuesli.
This breakfast recipe is
- gluten free
- rich in omega 3, iron, calcium
- long satiating
- free from sugar and sugar substitutes
- vegan and therefore also lactose free
- a great way to use ripe bananas
- Packed with healthy fiber
- prepared in the twinkling of an eye
- cold and warm very tasty
Quinoa porridge with raspberry banana cream: the recipe
Are you ready? Then you can start right away. If you've never made your own quinoa porridge before, here's a detailed tutorial. If you've made one before and are just looking for recipe inspiration, then you'll find a short version at the end of the post.
Here comes the longer version with quite precise step-by-step instructions. The recipe is enough for two people.
Ingredients:
- 80 g quinoa
- 250 ml almond milk
- 1/2 TSP Cinnamon*
- 1 banana
- 200 g raspberries
- 1 handful nuts
- 1 tablespoon almond yogurt and mint as decoration
Also: kitchen scales, cooking pot, Blender*
1. prepare quinoa
Weigh the quinoa. Wash it thoroughly under running water. I put it in a bowl and pour water on it, let the grains stand briefly and then stir with my hands.
Now you can pour off the water and repeat the process 2-3 more times until the water is clearer.
Now put the grains in a saucepan.
2. cook quinoa
Pour in almond milk and bring the mix to a boil.
As soon as the almond drink is a little warm, you add Cinnamon* with it. This allows the quinoa to absorb the flavor best.
When it bubbles in the saucepan, turn the temperature down to the lowest setting and let the grains swell slowly. But do not forget to stir every now and then.
Once the milk has been absorbed, the base is ready. Now let the mix cool down a bit - it tastes best at room temperature.
3. prepare the fruit puree
Peel the banana and cut it into small pieces. Wash the raspberries. Put the fruit in a tall mixing bowl and blend until you have a nice loose fruit cream in front of you.
Depending on your taste, you can add more raspberries or bananas.
By the way: The riper the bananas are, the better and sweeter your breakfast porridge will taste. The skin can be really stained.
Important: It should not become too liquid. So better take less raspberries than too many.
4. chop the nuts
Crunchy nuts provide a little bite. Feel free to use whatever nuts and seeds you have on hand - from hazelnut, walnut, pistachio (unsalted), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pecan nuts to Cashews* Everything is allowed. I usually mix two to three nuts and seeds.
Chop them up with a sharp knife and stir them into the porridge.
5. arrange the porridge
Now you first put the quinoa in a breakfast bowl and then pour the fruit puree over it. Before eating, stir properly so that the sweetness of the fruit can spread everywhere.
If you like, you can add some vegan yogurt, mint and fresh raspberries on top of the quinoa porridge to make it more eye-catching.
Tip: Schokotiger can also still a little Cocoa powder* sprinkle on the breakfast.
Can you prepare the vegan breakfast porridge?
Yes, that's another reason why I like this breakfast so much. You can make it the day before - at least you can already cook the quinoa and then refrigerate it. Don't forget to put a lid on the pot so the porridge doesn't take on that typical refrigerator smell.
This way you can store the porridge in the refrigerator for two days without any problems. If you want to eat the porridge warm, heat it briefly in the microwave. Personally, I like it best when the quinoa porridge is lukewarm.
If you know you want to eat the porridge within a few hours and want an extra fruity touch, mix the quinoa and the fruit puree and refrigerate.
Is the recipe only suitable for breakfast?
No, you can of course eat the fruity porridge all day. It tastes delicious both as an afternoon snack and as dinner.
And here, as promised, the abridged version of the recipe with exact nutritional information.
Quinoa porridge with raspberry banana cream
Ingredients
- 80 g Quinoa
- 250 ml Almond milk
- 1/2 TL Cinnamon
- 1 Banana
- 50 g Raspberries
- 1 Handful Nuts
- 1 EL Almond yogurt
Equipment
- 1 kitchen scale
- 1 saucepan
- 1 Blender*
Anleitung
- Wash the quinoa thoroughly with hot water.80 g quinoa
- Now quinoa and milk end up together in a pot. Bring the mixture to a boil and then turn down the temperature. Do not forget to stir every now and then.250 ml almond milk, 80 g quinoa
- Mix in the cinnamon. When the milk is absorbed, the base for your quinoa porridge is ready.1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Mash the banana with the raspberries.50 g raspberries, 1 banana
- Chop the nuts and stir them into the porridge.1 handful nuts
- The first layer is the quinoa porridge. This is followed by the fruit puree. Nuts, yogurt or fresh fruit provide a visual eye-catcher.
Nährwerte
Our conclusion
Quinoa Porridge tastes mega! For all those who can hardly keep their eyes open in the morning: You can gladly do without the banana cream.
If you are absolutely not a morning person, you can prepare the porridge the day before. Store it in the refrigerator overnight. You can also cut the fruit into small pieces and put it in a Tupperware box with a lid. In the morning, you just have to stir everything together and you're done.
Have fun making it and enjoy!
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