Name: Quinoa porridge
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup pitted prunes, halved; 250g punnet strawberries, hulled and halved; 1 rip banana, mashed; ½ cup maple syrup; Thickly sliced zest and juice of 1 orange; 2 cups white quinoa, rinsed well; 1L apple juice; 2 Tbsp honey

Quinoa porridge

Prepped in 5 minutes!

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Serves 4

Prep

Cook

45M

Total

50M

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Elevate your humble porridge with orange, quinoa and coconut cream. Delicious!

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Ingredients

1 cup pitted prunes, halved

250g punnet strawberries, hulled and halved

1 rip banana, mashed

½ cup maple syrup

Thickly sliced zest and juice of 1 orange

2 cups white quinoa, rinsed well

1L apple juice

2 Tbsp honey

Method

Combine prunes, strawberries and banana in a large bowl. Add maple syrup, zest and juice, tossing to coat.

Spoon mixture into a 750ml glass jar. Seal jar securely with lid and put in a large saucepan of simmering water. Cook for 45 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, mix quinoa, apple juice and honey in a medium saucepan. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Cover with lid, turn heat to low and cook for a further
5 minutes. Turn off heat and stand for 10 minutes. Fold in coconut cream.

Spoon porridge into serving bowls. Top with prune mixture and scatter with almonds, seeds, mint and coconut flakes to serve.