A healthy, light & delicious Peach & Blueberry Quinoa Dessert. Makes a great breakfast, snack or dessert.
Quinoa for Dessert
This lightly sweetened Peach and Blueberry Quinoa Dessert is simple & delicious. It’s a lighter, healthier, everyday kinda sweet treat.
It’s very reminiscent of a rice pudding, can be served cold, warm or hot and makes a great breakfast, dessert or snack.
Check out my Couscous Pudding recipe! Made with coconut milk, it’s sweeter and creamier than this recipe.
Ingredients & Instructions
Consider this Peach and Blueberry Quinoa Dessert a base recipe. It’s super adaptable. You can use your preferred sweeteners, milks, fruits & oil/butter. It could easily be vegan if you omit the honey and butter.
Use any fruit – fresh, ripe fruits or canned. Use whatever berries you like.
I usually make this recipe with leftover quinoa. Once a week I make a big pot of quinoa to eat during the week. Think quick salads, sides, desserts. If that’s not your thing, I included quinoa cooking instructions in the recipe card.
To prepare, heat the quinoa & butter together in a saucepan until the butter is melted & combined with the quinoa.
Then add your milk, sweetener, cinnamon & vanilla.
Remove from heat and stir in fruits & berries.
Serve & Enjoy
This quinoa dessert can be served warm or cold.
You can sprinkle additional cinnamon on top. Or drizzle with maple syrup or honey. A dollop of whipped cream is nice too!
Hope you enjoy!
Amanda ♥
Peach and Blueberry Quinoa Dessert
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 2 tablespoon salted butter or coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk or your preferred milk
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 15 oz can sliced peaches drained & chopped (I used about 3/4 of the can – use more or less to your liking)
- optional – additional maple syrup for drizzling and/or whipped cream
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine cooked quinoa & butter over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted.
- Add almond milk, honey, maple syrup, cinnamon & vanilla extract. Stir well to combine and continue to cook over low heat, stirring once or twice, for another 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and gently stir in blueberries & peaches.
- Serve warm or cold. Drizzle with additional maple syrup if you’d like and/or top with whipped cream. Enjoy ♥
- *NOTE*
- I used leftover cooked quinoa I had on hand. If you need to make 2 cups cooked quinoa:
- You will need 3/4 cup raw quinoa, 1 1/2 cup water & a pinch of salt.
- Rinse quinoa.
- Combine rinsed quinoa & water in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low & cover.
- Cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat & let sit, still covered for an additional 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
- You could then add ingredients needed for recipe.
I love this salad…I think it would make a great breakfast too.
Thanks Wendy! I’ve fallen in love with this salad – I keep making it with leftover quinoa and what fruits I have on hand!
Thank you so much! Your’s looks amazingly delicious! This is one of my favorites for breakfast on a winter’s day! I think with our snow storm we are having now I need a bucket full of this soul warming food.
All my pleasure! I had fun discovering your blog & reading thru all your recipes – they’re all so wonderful! I love all things cranberries and seriously can not wait to try your Cranberry Champagne Cake!
This Quinoa Salad has become my official late night snack! I always have leftover quinoa in the fridge and I always crave something sweet-ish after dinner – so this works wonderfully!
Stay warm & I hope the snow gives you a break. We’ve been pretty fortunate in PA this winter…so far 🙂
If anything could get my fellas to it quinoa, it would be peaches & blueberries!
Lol, right!?! Top it with lots of whipped cream and they’ll have no idea what they’re eating 🙂
I love Tina’s blog! What a wonderful recipe! And yes, it would be a great breakfast!
Hi Karen! I love her blog too – so I glad I found it thru this event. Loving this recipe – I keep making it with whatever fruits I have on hand – it’s sooo good ♥
what a great recipe! definitely trying this during peach season 🙂
Thanks so much Sarah! We pick our own peaches & blueberries when they’re in season…my oh my…I can’t wait 🙂
I have never had a sweet quinoa dish. I think this is brilliant! Can’t wait to try it.
Thanks Katie! I’ve been incorporating quinoa in a lot of desserts lately and this one was just perfect! Hope you love it ♥