Coconut quinoa!
This hot and creamy dish was a great alternative to basic oatmeal and the punch of coconut flavor was fantastic!
Coconut Breakfast Quinoa
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: breakfast, recipes
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Description
This hot and creamy dish was a great alternative to basic oatmeal and the punch of coconut flavor was fantastic!
Ingredients
- 1 (13.5 ounce) can light coconut milk
- 3/4 cup quinoa
- 1 thoroughly mashed banana
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- A few small drops of coconut extract (optional for more coconut flavor)
Instructions
- Combine coconut milk and quinoa in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Add mashed banana, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover and reduce heat, allowing the quinoa to simmer for approximately 15 minutes, or until the coconut milk is absorbed by the quinoa.
- Stir in shredded coconut and coconut extract. Pour quinoa into bowls, topping it with nuts or fresh berries if desired.
I think that the banana in this dish gives it the perfect amount of natural sweetness, but if you hate bananas (Ryan cannot stand warm bananas), you can leave the quinoa unsweetened or add a sprinkle of brown sugar.
If you choose to make this ahead of time, you may need to add more milk to the quinoa in the morning to fluff it up a bit.
Yum!
P.S. My fellow Bachelor fans: Did you know that Sean’s sister Shay has a blog!? I remember stumbling across her food blog last time when Sean was on The Bachelorette, but she has a separate blog where she answers questions from readers about her time on The Bachelor. Since I know a bunch of you are Bachelor fans, I just wanted to share! I got sucked into reading her recaps and Q&A posts last night! Her blog: Mix and Match Family.
P.P.S. Who do you want to end up with Sean this season? I loved Lesley, so I was sad to see her go last week!
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I love Shay’s blog. I have been reading it for the past few months. She has THE CUTEST family. I hope he ends up with Catherine. He seems like he needs low maintenance and she seems perfect in that regard.
OMG you seriously just made my day! Thanks for posting Shay’s blog! The Bachelor is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine and reading these little show secrets makes me happy 🙂 I am such a loser, but i cant help it! haha
That breakfast is right up my alley!
Ah thanks for the link..loved her on Monday’s episode! And ive never had quinoa in a sweet/breakfast type dish..kinda scares me :/
Unfortunately, I lack the discipline to go to bed early or to get up early, which means I will never be able to get up early enough to make something like this in the morning before work. (This is why I make overnight oats, because I can grab them from the fridge and eat them in the car on the way to work…) This recipe looks great though and I think I’ll wind up making it, putting it in a microwave-safe container, and then reheating it for breakfast once I get to work. Love coconut and quinoa!
I have been loving sweet quinoa lately, so I think that this recipe would be a hit in my house!! i checked out Sean’s sister’s blog and it is awesome! I don’t regularly watch the Bachelor because of timing, but the Q and A was so fascinating!!
Omg this recipe sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Unfortunately I’m a big banana hater, so I’m glad you posted a “banana alternative”! As for the Bachelor, I’m a big fan of AshLee and/or Des, but I was, too, sad to see Lesley go. I’m just glad Tierra is gone!
WHAT? Lesley is gone? Oh gosh, I need to catch up. She was by far my favorite and the most normal I thought.
Makin’ this for sure. I have yet to try sweet quinoa and I am a coconut freak…so I need this in my life. Like, maybe for dinner tonight? Ha. I need a can of light coconut milk first, though!
I eat oatmeal like it’s going out of style, so I’m interested in trying this. I don’t eat nearly enough quinoa, and I really do like it!
I loved reading her answer those bachelor questions. And sooooo glad he got rid of Tierra. I was sort of expecting Lesley to not be chosen because she was acting like she was hiding something on their date. I reallyyyyy like Ashlee and Desiree though. Ashlee seems a little bit more for Sean though. Hope he chooses her!
This sounds so good! I love anything with coconut!
Hey Julie! I love your blog 🙂
I just wanted to let you know theres a free app on the iphone called the eatery and it lets you take pictures of meals you eat, rate how healthy it is, and it gives you an average health score based on how other ppl rate your food too! Then you can rate other ppl’s food. I think its a really fun app!
I’m going to have to try that quinoa! It sounds like the perfect combination to me.
That’s funny that you mention Shay’s blog because when I saw her on Monday’s episode I remembered she had a blog and immediately went and looked for it. I was sad to see Lesley go too! I really liked them together!
You are a breakfast genius. I want to make every breakfast recipie you’ve posted and eat them all at once. Your pancakes have become a bit of an obsession of mine. I’m glad I discovered them because they have been helping me fuel before my long runs. Less than 2 weeks until my first half marathon at Disney! I’m rooting for Des but it looks like her brother is crazy! Next week should be interesting!
I love AshLee! She seems like she has her life together.. If not her then Des. <3
When you say ‘who Sean ends up with THIS season’- does that mean that he has had a previous season? Isn’t the point of those shows to find your love and get married? Haha How can he do that twice 😛
Oh that sounds delicious. I love both coconut and quinoa so I definitely have to give this recipe a go! Quinoa is nice change from oatmeal for breakfast. I made “carrot cake” quinoa a couple of days ago. It was very filling and yummy. 🙂
Hi! This is Sean’s sister. Thanks so much for linking up to me today! I love your blog!
And PS: I liked Lesley too…super sweet girl! 🙂
My current faves on the Bachelor are Catherine and AshLee. I was also really sad to see Lesley go! I really liked her
Oooooh, this looks amazingly delish! 🙂 I just had breakfast, but I think I’m hungry again. LOVE coconut!!
xoxo,
Gayle | Grace for Gayle