Description
A power boost for your body and hair. It's gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free and vegan, yet it's very protein rich, creamy and delicious.
Ingredients
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Coffee Quinoa
- 1/4 cup uncooked quinoa, 43g
- 1/2 cup coffee, 125ml
Date Caramel, makes 1 cup
- 18 dates, pitted and quarted
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6-8 tbsp almond milk, or milk of choice
Date Milk
- 125 ml almond milk, or milk of choice. 1/2 cup
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp date caramel, see above
Power Boost Toppings
- 1 tbsp almonds
- 1 tsp hemp seeds
- 1 tsp sunflower seeds
- more date caramel, see above. optional
Instructions
- Brew coffee and pour into a saucepan along with rinsed quinoa. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Then remove the quinoa from the heat and let it rest, still covered, for 5 more minutes. Pour the cooked coffee quinoa into a serving bowl.
- Meanwhile we'll make the date caramel. Pour 18 pitted and quarted dates into a food processor. Add in salt, vanilla and almond milk (or any milk of choice). Process until creamy. Add in more milk, 1 tbsp at a time, until you reach the desired consistency. I like it pretty thick.
- Date milk: Pour milk, vanilla and 1 tbsp of the date caramel into a small saucepan. Heat up, but not boil. Pour this warm date milk over the cooked coffee quinoa (as much as you want).
- Then add the healthy power boost toppings. I had almonds, hemp seeds and sunflower seeds. All are really good for you and super easy to get down in this delicious date caramel macchiato breakfast quinoa. I also loved dolloping more of the date caramel on top, because hello, it's caramel.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 369
- Sugar: 11.2
- Sodium: 643
- Fat: 15.4
- Saturated Fat: 2.5
- Carbohydrates: 42.1
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 16.8
- Cholesterol: 10