# Chocolate Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/breakfast/chocolate-quinoa-breakfast-bowl/
- Published: 2017-03-24T06:10:06+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

If you’re looking for a way to spice up your bowl of porridge in the morning, this**
Chocolate Quinoa Breakfast Bowl** could be the recipe you’re after. Using quinoa,
a nutritious grain that is widely available, the recipe is a chocolatey, but not
overly sweet, way to start your morning right.

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## Chocolate Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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A nutritious breakfast bowl with quinoa, cocoa, and toppings for a chocolatey start.

 Course: Breakfast, Chocolate, RecipesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

 Adjust servings

+

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4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Calories

250

kcal

Total time

25

minutes

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### Ingredients

 * 1 Milk-1 cup, dairy or plant based, unsweetened
 * .5 Coconut milk-half cup
 * 1 Quinoa-1 cup, white, uncooked
 * 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
 * 1 tsp Vanilla extract-or other vanilla flavour, to taste
 * 3 tbsp Honey-maple syrup can also be used
 * **For Topping**
 * .5 cup Hazelnuts
 * .5 Pecans-half cup
 * .3 cup Coconut shredded
 * .3 cup Chocolate bits-dark or milk

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### Directions

 * Rinse the quinoa well using a fine mesh strainer. This washes off the ‘bitterness’
   of the grain and ensures you can pick out any discoloured pieces in the quinoa.
 * Place a medium saucepan on a medium heat. Warm up the saucepan, and once it’s
   hot add the rinsed and drained quinoa. Toast it for a few minutes, during up 
   the excess water.
 * Add the milk and coconut milk, stirring into the grain. Bring to a boil on a 
   high heat, then reduce to low and cook for 20-25 minutes, uncovered, stirring
   now and then. If simmering stops, increase heat slightly. The mixture should 
   be slightly simmering throughout the entire process.
 * Once all of the liquid has been absorbed and the quinoa is tender take it off
   the heat and add in the cocoa powder, the  honey and the vanilla. Taste and adjust
   the flavour to your preference. You can also add more milk if you want the mixture
   to be runnier.
 * Serve up in bowls and top with coconut, pecan, hazelnut and chopped chocolate
   pieces.

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 Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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