Cooking Time:
4-6 hoursServings:
4
Ingredients
1 c. quinoa1/2 c. coconut milk
1/2 c. almond milk
1 c. filtered water
2 bananas, mashed
2 T. almonds, sliced
3 T. coconut palm sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
This hearty super-food will sustain you all morning! Steel-Cut Oats will make a nice substitute if you don’t have Quinoa on hand.
- Mash banana in a small bowl; set aside.
- Mix coconut palm sugar and almonds together; set aside.
- Pour quinoa in crock; cover with coconut milk, almond milk, water, and vanilla.
- Add mashed banana and stir lightly.
- Sprinkle the sugar and almond mixture on top of the quinoa and stir to mix.
- Cover and crock on LOW 4 – 6 hours. Quinoa will be translucent in color.
- Serve immediately with a drizzle of local honey, real maple syrup, or raisins.
Happy Crocking!
Love,
Jenn
I really want this for breakfast, but how do you manage to have this for breakfast when it needs 4-6 hours to cook? What am I missing??
Hi Karen, I always prep it the night before in a crock pot liner, set my alarm, and drop it in, turn on the crock pot, and back to sleep I go. Also you can use a plug in timer in the wall to start your crock at a certain time. I know several of our Facebook friends say that is what they do. Hope this helps, and Happy Crocking!
Does the banana get mixed in at the end? The recipe doesn’t say what to do with it after it is mashed. Also, did you use walnuts or almonds- both are mentioned in the recipe but it looks like an error.
Hi Nicole – thanks for your question. I have updated the recipe. Thanks & Happy Crocking!
Hi – My crockpot is a larger one. Looking at the measurements of the ingredients, it sounds like it could be made in a smaller crockpot. Will I need to adjust my cooking time?
Angela this is a good question. A rule of thumb is you need to make sure a slow cooker is 1/2 to 2/3 full for it to crock properly. If it is not, you would need to adjust the crocking time. I can not tell you exactly, as every slow cooker crocks differently. Hope this helps, and Happy Crocking.. 🙂
Hi … can you elaborate on step 4. I don’t see reference to walnuts, or a sugar/walnut mixture in the ingredients list. Thanks!!
Thanks Angela, I corrected the recipe. Thanks for bringing to my attention! Appreciate your post! Happy Crocking!
This sounds delish! I need a dish like this for lots of people. Are there modifications if I double or triple the recipe?
Hello.. The key to crocking is to make sure your dish is only 1/2 to 2/3 full to crock properly. So if your slow cooker is large enough, and now more than 2/3 full, you will be fine. Happy Crocking!