Creamy Quinoa Pudding

Name: Creamy Quinoa Pudding
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (80 mL) quinoa; ⅔ cup (160 mL) water; 2 cups (500 mL) half and half cream (10-12%); 2 large eggs; ¼ cup (60 mL) white or cane sugar; ¼ cup (60 mL) white or cane sugar; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) cornstarch; ½ tsp (2 mL) pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

About

This is the quinoa version of tapioca pudding. It is nutritionally enhanced and takes less time to make, but it’s just as delicious. Try something different by topping the pudding with fresh berries or substituting your favorite liqueur for the vanilla.

Ingredients

⅓ cup (80 mL) quinoa
⅔ cup (160 mL

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Turn the heat off and leave the covered saucepan on the burner for another 6 minutes. Fluff with a fork and allow the quinoa to cool.

Place the cream in a medium saucepan and heat on medium-high until hot but not boiling (steam will rise from the top). Remove from the heat.