I am in love with this recipe for breakfast quinoa! I cooked the quinoa in the slow cooker and instead of using water…I used coconut milk. The coconut milk gives it a creamy taste and consistency. I loved serving the quinoa topped with chopped almonds, toasted coconut (yummers) and plenty of frozen blueberries.
I love blueberries, but it’s hard to find fresh blueberries most of the year. I love keeping a big bag of frozen blueberries in my freezer for smoothies and for topping oatmeal and now for topping my breakfast quinoa. I feel like frozen blueberries are one of the few fruits/veggies that still tastes wonderful frozen. I also feel like getting an ample amount of produce is a little challenging in the dark and dreary winter months so keeping frozen blueberries in my freezer can help me get the nutrients and antioxidants my body craves. I love stirring the blueberries into the hot quinoa so that it cools it down a little…and I get a blueberry with each and every bite of my breakfast. Yum!
Slow Cooker Blueberry-Coconut Breakfast Quinoa
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
A breakfast quinoa with coconut milk and blueberries and coconut.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup quinoa
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened…it’s up to you)
- 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut
- 2 cups frozen Highbush Blueberries
Instructions
- Rinse your quinoa (it’ll be bitter if it’s not rinsed). Add it to the slow cooker*. Sprinkle 1/4 cup coconut over the top. Drizzle with honey.
- Open your can of coconut milk. Stir it up until it’s a smooth and even consistency. Pour over the top of the quinoa. Stir a bit. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 hours or on HIGH for 90 minute to 2 hours.
- Remove the lid and stir a bit. Scoop into 4 serving bows. Top each serving with 1 Tbsp of chopped almonds, 1 Tbsp of toasted coconut and 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries. Enjoy!
Notes
*Ideal slow cooker size: 2-3 quart
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I'm the only one who will eat this (my husband doesn't eat breakfast). Can I refrigerate the remaining 3 servings and reheat, or won't it be as good reheated?
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I was the only one who ate it too! And yes I refrigerated it and ate it a few days later and it was super awesome. Just don't add the blueberries until ready to eat.
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Could I start this at night to serve the next morning? Or would it turn to mush?
No, you better not. Quinoa cooks fairly quickly and it would probably get gross being in the crockpot that long. You could always make this fairly quickly in the morning on the stove top instead of the slow cooker.