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Creamy Quinoa Dessert with Fruit
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Creamy Quinoa Dessert with Fruit

QuinoaTraditionalInternationalSweetWhole grainVegetarianContains dairy

Prep 10 min · Cook 15 min · Servings not given in the source

Make

Ingredients

  • quinoa — 1/2 cup
  • milk — 2 cups
  • sugar — 1/2 cup
  • lemons — 2 (juice only)
  • chopped fruit (such as banana, orange, papaya and pineapple, or grated apple; no quantity in the source)
  • ground cinnamon (to sprinkle; named in the method only)

Method

  1. Cook the quinoa until tender and leave it to cool.
  2. Pour in the milk, then add the sugar and the lemon juice; stir with a wooden spoon until it turns creamy.
  3. Finish with chopped fruit (for example pineapple, papaya, orange and banana) or grated apple, and dust with ground cinnamon.

Recipe from FAO, International Cookbook for Quinoa (2014), PDF p. 152 (printed p. 123), written in our own words.