• Spiced Quinoa cream Cereal with Dates•

Serves 4

  • Serves 4

  • 1 cup quinoa

  • ¼ cup chopped dates

  • 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup

  • 1 to 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoons ground cardamom

  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

  • ½ cup milk, any kind

  • 6 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted (or whole roasted and chopped)

Directions:

Step 1: In a medium saucepan, combine 4 cups of water with all the ingredients except the milk and almonds. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the grains are almost tender, about 10 minutes, stirring now and then as the cereal thickens.

Step 2: Uncover and let simmer gently until most of the remaining liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk and almonds. Serve hot.

Options:

  • Amaranth cream cereal: Use 1 cup amaranth and 4 cups water.

  • Millet cream cereal: Use 1 cup millet and 3 cups water.

  • Creamy: Use milk, almond milk, soy milk, hemp milk and or coconut milk.

  • Spicy: Use cinnamon, cardamon, ground or fresh ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and/or all spice.

  • Sweet: Use dried fruit (dates, figs, cherries, apricots, etc.), maple syrup, or coconut sugar.

  • Nuts and seeds: Use flax, chia, sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds: walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, pistachios, and/or hazelnuts.