Coconut Quinoa Pudding

• Category: Heart Health, Diabetes
• Meal: Snack
• Main Ingredients: Coconut, Quinoa
• Servings: Makes 4 to 6

Top off your healthy meals with this satisfying, homey dessert. Instead of corn syrup-sweetened pudding, make a homemade one that uses healthy coconut oil, dried fruit and protein-rich quinoa. You’ll satisfy a sweet tooth without overdoing added sugars.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 2 ½ cups coconut or almond milk (not the canned coconut milk, but the type in the carton)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup raisins
• ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
• 3 tbsp. coconut oil
• ½ cup fruit juice-sweetened dried cranberries
• ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large baking dish, mix the quinoa and the other ingredients thoroughly. Place in the oven for 45 minutes.

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