RECIPE: Heartwarming Quinoa, Banana and Cinnamon porridge
I thought for a long time wether to create a blog or not. Until that one day when I posted my favorite healthy brownie recipe (I'll post that one here soon) on Instagram with the caption "I'm seriously thinking of creating a cooking blog" and in response I got the most wonderful comments and encouragements from my friends.
So here we go!
To start off in this first blog post I will share with you my breakfast this morning!
For breakfast I cooked a Quinoa porridge with banana and cinnamon. It is a delicious, creamy and warm start of the day, very easy to make, satisfying and nutritious.
Preparation - 5'
cooking - 10'
Total time needed- 15'
Ingredients (makes 1 serve):
1/2 cup of quinoa
2/3 cup of almond milk
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 banana
2 tsp of honey
For decoration:
-goji berries
-cacao nibs
-chia seeds
-bee pollen
Preparation:
Put the quinoa in a small cooking pan and cover with the almond milk. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and let simmer on low. Do not cover with a lid while the milk is boiling if you don't want to have burned milk all over your stove!
Meanwhile cut 2/3 of the banana and mash it with a fork. Add it to the pan and let the rest aside for decorating you breakfast bowl.
Add 1/2 of the cinnamon and 1 tsp of honey to the cooking quinoa and stir occasionally to avoid sticking.
After 8-10 minutes the milk should have evaporated and the quinoa should be well cooked. At that point pour the porridge in a bowl and decorate with goji berries, chia seeds, bee pollen, cacao nibs and the remaining cinnamon and banana slices. Top with another tsp of honey for some extra sweetness and that beautiful morning glow!
And voilà!
This breakfast bowl is very nutritious since it contains great amino acids from the quinoa, antioxidants in the cacao nibs and goji berries, incredible immune system booster as the bee pollen, cinnamon that will help you regulate your blood sugar levels and fiber and potassium in the banana!
Enjoy while warm along with your favorite tea or coffee!