Hot Cranberry Date Cereal

Name: Hot Cranberry Date Cereal
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 mL) quinoa; 2½ cups (625 mL) water; ⅔ cup (160 mL) dried cranberries; ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped dates or prunes; ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped dates or prunes; 1¼ tsp (6 mL) ground flax; 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon; Pinch ground nutmeg; 1 tsp (5 mL) pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

About

Shake off the chill of cooler mornings with this filling and satisfying hot cereal.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) quinoa
2½ cups (625 mL

Breakfast
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the quinoa and water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cranberries, dates, flax, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook for about 17 minutes, until the quinoa is tender. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Serve with brown sugar and milk, rice milk or yogurt, if desired.