Quinoa Porridge with Chia

Posted on Apr 17, 2015 in Breakfast / Brunch

I have a confession to make…. I am obsessed with quinoa; quinoa porridge this week in particular. These beautiful autumn mornings simply call for something more substantial than a green smoothie!

I started out making quinoa porridge with plain quinoa – not a fan. Switched to quinoa flakes – hooked! Then added chia seeds – perfection!

Quinoa Porridge with Chia

Quinoa Chia Porridge Three Ways - Miss Foodie-1

Growing up eating oat porridge, my house finished off our warm bowl of goodness with a drizzle of milk, a dollop of butter and a sprinkling of brown sugar. So in true Dutch family tradition, my basic quinoa porridge is made the same way, well pretty much! I omit the sugar these days and I’ve switched to Almond milk, which actually works really well with quinoa porridge.

Inspired by fellow foodie’s quinoa porridge toppings, I decided to give my trusted basic version a facelift. Here are my two favourite versions thus far…. 

Quinoa Chia Porridge with Fresh Berries and Honey

Quinoa Chia Porridge Three Ways - Miss Foodie-2

Quinoa Chia Porridge with Banana, Peanut Butter and Honey

Quinoa Chia Porridge Three Ways - Miss Foodie-3-2

 

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2 Comments

  1. Love the idea of banana, peanut paste and honey with my quinoa porridge. I also like that on my crumpets as well. Having porridge with the milk, butter and brown sugar is the way all of our family have eaten porridge. So Yum and filling.

    • Oh my gosh its’ so yummy! I’m going to have to start buying it in bulk, B loves quinoa porridge too 🙂

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