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Vanilla quinoa porridge with baked pear and roasted almonds

Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 4 cups almond milk
  • 2-3 tbsp coconut blossom sugar
  • 1 tsp ground vanilla
  • 3 tbsp shredded coconut

For the pears

  • 2 pears, peeled,cored and halved
  • 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1/2 tbsp coconut blossom sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp slivered almonds
  • coconut blossom syrup and shredded coconut for garnishing

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/375°F.

    Rinse quinoa with hot water and place in a pot along with almond milk, vanilla, coconut blossom sugar and shredded coconut. Bring to a boil and let simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes until quinoa is soft and creamy. 

    In the meantime prepare the pears by placing them in an oven-proof dish. Sprinkle with coconut blossom sugar and coconut oil. Bake on the middle rack for 10-15 minutes until tender. Add almonds a couple of minutes before baking time is up. 

    Serve quinoa porridge in bowls and top with half a pear, almonds, shredded coconut and coconut blossom syrup.