You could tell that Mankato, Minnesota - where I'm shortly living for grad school - is going through a seasonal identity crisis. It's at nowadays several days into the offset of fall, in addition to pumpkin spice everything (including this gluten costless porridge!) is already inwards total force. What's non in addition to thus fall-erific? The persistent 90-degree temperatures!
Even though it may non totally "feel" similar fall, though, I'm definitely having all the pumpkin feels in addition to cravings...which is where this pumpkin spiced quinoa flakes porridge comes in. I truly ate this quinoa flakes recipe for weeks straight off equally a college sophomore (over 3 years ago, now!) but never got to a greater extent than or less to sharing this porridge on the blog. Luckily, I'm correcting that oversight today!
So what makes this quinoa flakes recipe throwback worthy? Imagine a cozy bowl of oatmeal, but fifty-fifty creamier, thanks to its base of operations of quinoa flakes in addition to mashed ripe banana (or pumpkin puree). Add some pumpkin spice seasoning, a hearty dollop of pumpkin butter in addition to your favorite oatmeal toppings, in addition to this quinoa flakes porridge volition travel your latest autumn addiction.
If you're gear upwardly to fall inwards honey (you know I can't resist a adept pun!) amongst this creamy pumpkin spiced quinoa flakes porridge, offset past times gathering the next ingredients.
Ingredients for One Bowl of Quinoa Flakes Porridge:
1/3 loving cup of quinoa flakes*
2/3 loving cup of H2O or milk (milk makes it creamier; my personal favorite plant-based options are rice, kokosnoot in addition to cashew milk, or a mix of the three)
1/2 to 3/4 a mashed ripe banana (or 1-2 TBSP of pumpkin puree)
1 TBSP of chia seeds (they handle build your porridge super fluffy in addition to thick!)
Hefty sprinkle of cinnamon in addition to pumpkin spice
2/3 loving cup of H2O or milk (milk makes it creamier; my personal favorite plant-based options are rice, kokosnoot in addition to cashew milk, or a mix of the three)
1/2 to 3/4 a mashed ripe banana (or 1-2 TBSP of pumpkin puree)
1 TBSP of chia seeds (they handle build your porridge super fluffy in addition to thick!)
Hefty sprinkle of cinnamon in addition to pumpkin spice
*Note: You tin dismiss equally good build this pumpkin spice porridge amongst the same sum of rice flakes and/or buckwheat flakes. I convey non tested this breakfast recipe amongst oats (since my organisation can't tolerate fifty-fifty gluten costless oats) but they should equally good travel fine, though y'all may convey to tweak the sum of liquid.
How to Make Quinoa Flakes Porridge:
Like all of my gluten costless in addition to vegan porridge recipes, this i is super slow (and fast) to make. Simply add together your banana (or pumpkin puree) to a microwave-safe bowl in addition to squash it equally needed. Then, pour inwards the quinoa flakes, chia seeds, spices in addition to liquid. Stir thoroughly in addition to allow your bowl of quinoa flakes porridge sit down for 3-5 minutes. This volition give the chia seeds fourth dimension to expand. If y'all similar a looser porridge, y'all tin dismiss equally good add together to a greater extent than liquid at this time.
Then, popular your bowl into the microwave for to a greater extent than or less ii minutes, depending how powerful your microwave is. I convey non tested cooking this quinoa flakes recipe on the stovetop, but y'all in all likelihood could simply follow the cooking instructions on the box of your quinoa flakes (or buckwheat flakes, oats, etc) in addition to add together the chia seeds, puree, in addition to spices later the flakes convey been somewhat cooked.
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Toppings to Dress Up Your Gluten Free Porridge
Once you've cooked your quinoa flakes porridge, you've reached the fun part: choosing your toppings! I'm e'er experimenting amongst novel ways to spice upwardly (pun intended...again) my quinoa flakes porridge, in addition to thus I've eaten this gluten costless breakfast amongst diverse toppings. However, in that place are some toppings that tasted specially delicious.
Adding sliced ripe banana gives the gluten costless porridge an extra sweetness (especially if y'all used pumpkin purée inwards the porridge base), in addition to I equally good honey defrosted blueberries or pomegranates for a hitting of tartness.
Adding sliced ripe banana gives the gluten costless porridge an extra sweetness (especially if y'all used pumpkin purée inwards the porridge base), in addition to I equally good honey defrosted blueberries or pomegranates for a hitting of tartness.
Since I'm addicted to combining dissimilar textures into i dish, I equally good normally travel past times my quinoa flakes porridge amongst (homemade or storebought) trail mix, granola, hemp seeds or spiced nuts. Chocoholics could equally good add together cacao nibs, or fifty-fifty chocolate chips (which travel delightfully gooey on the hot porridge!). And, of course, nut butter is e'er a adept idea.
The i topping y'all have to add together to your gluten costless porridge - at to the lowest degree inwards my pumpkin-lovin' take in - is a big spoonful of pumpkin butter. I've enjoyed the pumpkin butter at Sprouts Farmers Market in addition to Trader Joe's, but y'all tin dismiss manifestly purpose your ain favorite brand, or fifty-fifty a homemade version if y'all convey some major pumpkin butta skills.
True, it may non endure feeling similar autumn inwards my cervix of the woods simply yet. However, there's never a bad fourth dimension for pumpkin spiced anything...and this pumpkin spice quinoa flakes recipe is definitely no exception!
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And who knows? Maybe when the conditions does cool downward (I'm certain I'll endure shaking inwards my wintertime boots earlier I know it!), this gluten costless quinoa flakes porridge volition travel my go-to autumn breakfast notwithstanding again.
What's the conditions similar where y'all are now? Yay or nay on pumpkin spiced everything? Tell me inwards the comments!
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