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Quinoa Pudding

Wed, 2009-05-06 01:04 by Tammy   Tags:
Recipe Name: 
Quinoa Pudding
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Description: 

A flavorful vanilla quinoa pudding, reminiscent of tapioca pudding with a nutty twist!

Yield: 

4-5 cups of pudding

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed well and drained*
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon corn starch**
1 egg
3 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions: 

1. Place quinoa and water in a small sauce pan with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil, covered, over medium heat. Stir, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until quinoa is clear rather than white in the middle, and little "tails" appear.

2. In a large sauce pan, whisk together the sugar, salt and corn starch. Add the egg and whisk well. Whisk in the milk. Add the cooked quinoa.

3. Heat milk mixture over medium-medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until boiling. Let bubble for 30 seconds and then remove from heat.

4. stir in butter and vanilla extract. Allow pudding to cool, uncovered, for about 30 minutes. Stir and serve warm! Leftovers can be refrigerated and served cold.

Quinoa Pudding
Additional Notes: 

*A few brands of quinoa come pre-rinsed, but most do well with a good washing/rinsing before cooking, which minimizes any bitter flavor. If you have a fine mesh strainer, that works well to drain off the water. However, since the quinoa will sink, you can put quinoa and water into a bowl, swish around, and pour off water as best you can. :)

**This pudding is slightly thick, but not a true thick-set pudding. It has a light, creamy texture (aside from the quinoa!) and will thicken somewhat as it cools. If you prefer thicker pudding, increase the corn starch to 2 tablespoons rather than 1.

Quinoa Pudding

In the process of creating this recipe, I experimented with cooking the quinoa in the milk rather than pre-cooking it in water beforehand. It never got fully cooked in the milk, even though I cooked it for about an hour (and had to add more milk!).

Preparation Time: 

10 minutes

Cooking Time: 

15-20 minutes

Tammy's Review: 

This is a delicious, healthy "mock tapioca pudding" recipe! Quinoa is a nutty, flavorful grain and this is a great, easy dessert to make with it! :)

I love this pudding warm or cold... but I think warm is my favorite! :)

We have made this banana quinoa pudding recipe from Allrecipes.com, and while we enjoyed it, the leftovers turned an unappealing shade of grey.

I like my own version a lot better, and of course you can add some chopped fruit (like bananas, strawberries, or blueberries!) when serving if you wish. :)

Average vote based on 3 reviews.
10
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User Reviews
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Reply to raspberrykitty on Wed, 2012-07-25 00:19

While making the pudding if it doesn't get thick enough just add more corn starch dissolved in 1/4 cup water ..You can make the pudding as thick as you like.


by dollbaby13 on Sun, 2013-01-27 19:17
10
out of 10
Delicious!

My husband and I love this! We're both new to quinoa, so we don't know what to do with it. The few things I've tried haven't impressed my husband, but he loves this! What a great use for quinoa, and a tasty way to make pudding guilt-free :) I used skim milk in mine, and egg substitute. It didn't get very thick, but it was so good and we didn't mind at all.


by raspberrykitty on Wed, 2012-07-25 00:19
10
out of 10
This is SO good!

We never would have thought of using quinoa in pudding but it's such a great idea! We were even able to reduce the sugar to half--and it's still incredibly delicious. It's a great way to use quinoa. I had a bag of quinoa sitting in the closet and didn't know what to do with it--now we can't get enough of it!
Another 10! :)


by NaMaGaMaSpLyMiAd on Sun, 2010-11-28 23:47