Creamy Gluten Free Quinoa Porridge with Berries {Vegan}

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This Gluten Free Quinoa Porridge with Berries is a dreamy breakfast that is light, fluffy, and full of flavor.  This protein packed breakfast porridge recipe tastes like dessert in a healthy bowl.

Suitable for Vegan and Gluten Free diets. Post includes Weight Watchers points.

 

colourful bowl of quinoa porridge with blueberries, strawberries, and pumpkin seeds on top

Can you believe it is fall already.  Wow, time flies. It seems like it was just summer, caftan moments, pool days, potlucks and sunshine just few days ago. Well now that it is colder we start thinking about comfort food breakfast that make getting out of bed much much easier.

Like healthy and nourishing breakfasts that are filling but light — filling enough to keep the hunger pangs at bay and light enough to spend all morning outside with the mini chefs. Healthy breakfasts and breakfast porridge recipes like this Gluten Free Quinoa Porridge with Berries.

This protein packed sweet quinoa recipe is a great recipe for breakfasts, long family brunches, doubles up for tomorrow’s lunch and quick lazy dinners.

quinoa porridge served with berries and seeds in a blue bowl with gold spoon

Even better this recipe is affordable and easy to double or triple to feed a crowd. If you love quinoa then  you probably have some leftover in the fridge which you can use to whip this up.

You can eat this warm with a drizzle of maple syrup or if you want you can eat it cold, topped with slightly frozen berries in warmer months. Yeap, flexibility is the name of the game here.

So feel free to whip up a bigger batch, portion in mason jars, store in the fridge for a few days so you have an easy grab and go breakfast.

Guys, welcome to your new go-to healthy gluten free breakfast and anytime eat recipe all year long!

So, let’s get started on this warm, creamy and comforting quinoa porridge recipe.

Make Quinoa Porridge with Berries in 7 Easy Steps

  • Step 1. Gather your ingredients: quinoa, milk  vanilla, cardamom (one of my favorite spices), apple, berries, honey, pumpkin seeds, and almond butter.
  • Step 2. Wash quinoa under a running tap, rubbing it through your fingers for about 3 mins. This removes the bitter outer coating.
  • Step 3. Let quinoa drain for a few mins.
  • Step 4. Add quinoa to a pot with milk (500 ml), vanilla and cardamom and bring to a boil.
  • Step 5. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and allow to cook for 15 mins. During this step, you will see tiny spirals coming out of the quinoa (aka the germ).
  • Step 6. Remove quinoa from heat, fluff the grains and allow them to cool for 10 mins.
  • Step 7. Top Quinoa Porridge with berries of your choosing (strawberries and blueberries are a popular choice in my household), pumpkin seeds, honey, and the remaining milk mixed with almond butter.

fluffy bowl of cooked gluten free quinoa in bowl ready for quinoa porridge

How To Make Quinoa Breakfast Porridge With Leftover Quinoa

  • Add left over quinoa into a saucepan.
  • Add some plant based milk to the amount you like and reheat over a low flame till warmed through.
  • You can also warm it in the microwave at 30 second intervals till warmed through.

Healthy breakfast perfection, wouldn’t you say?

Quinoa Breakfast Porridge Tips

  • You can use both single color or multi color quinoa.
  • You can use leftover quinoa in this recipe as long as it is not seasoned.
  • I prefer almond milk, followed closely by drinking coconut milk, for this recipe.
  • You can use honey or regular milk if not vegan.
  • Add brown sugar instead.

bowl of quinoa porridge with quinoa mixed with milk, strawberries, blueberries, and pumpkin seeds

 

Gluten Free Quinoa Porridge Variations

The beauty of this Quinoa Breakfast Porridge is that you can add sooooooooo many flavor variations to it. Basically, anything you like.

Flavor Variations

  • Cinnamon
  • Cardamom
  • Orange zest
  • Almond milk
  • Soya milk
  • A dash of rum – not for breakfast though 🙂 – more like early supper.

Topping Ideas

  • Raspberries
  • Blueberries
  • Mango
  • Banana slices
  • Shaved chocolate
  • Papaya
  • sunflower seeds
  • A dusting of vanilla sugar
  • Peanut butter
  • Gluten free granola for crunch

overhead shot of quinoa porridge with berries next to glass of honey and a strawberry with stem

Quinoa Porridge with Berries Weight Watchers Points

There are 5 Freestyle SmartPoints in a serving of this quinoa porridge.

What To Serve With Gluten Free Quinoa Porridge

Instant Pot Orange Strawberry Jam.

Rosewater Raspberry Jam.

More Gluten Free Breakfast Recipes (and Breakfast Porridge Recipes)

Instant Pot Quinoa.

Instant Pot Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge.

Gingerbread Buckwheat Waffles.

Instant Pot Polenta Porridge.

Plus a lunch one just because => Grilled Avocado Stuffed with Veggie Quinoa

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colourful bowl of quinoa porridge with blueberries, strawberries, and pumpkin seeds on top
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5 from 9 votes

Quinoa Porridge with Berries

Quinoa Porridge with Berries is a satisfying and delicious way to start your day.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Western
Servings: 4
Calories: 192kcal
Author: Bintu Hardy

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup (150g) quinoa well rinsed and drained
  • 2 3/4 cups (625ml) plant milk divided; 2 cups for cooking and the rest to pour over porridge later
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom

toppings:

  • 1 apple grated
  • berries
  • maple syrup
  • pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tbsp almond butter to mix in with 3/4 cup milk

Instructions

  • Pour the quinoa into a fine mesh sieve.
  • Rinse under a running tap and thoroughly wash the quinoa, rubbing through it with your fingers, for 3 mins to remove any bitter outer coating.
  • Let the quinoa drain for a few mins to remove the excess liquid.
  • Place the quinoa into a pot and add in 2 cups milk, vanilla and cardamom and bring to the boil.
  • Reduce to a simmer, cover and let cook for 15 mins. You will see tiny spirals coming out of the seeds.
  • Remove the quinoa from the heat, open and fluff the grains then let stand for about 10 mins.
  • Serve and top with apple, berries, pumpkin seeds, and maple syrup. Mix almond butter in with remaining 3/4 cup milk and pour over top.
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Notes

Quinoa Breakfast Porridge Tips

  • You can use both single color or multi color quinoa.
  • You can use leftover quinoa in this recipe as long as it is not seasoned.
  • I prefer almond milk, followed closely by drinking coconut milk, for this recipe. I used a2 Milk™.
  • You can use honey or regular milk if not vegan.
  • Add brown sugar instead.

Quinoa Porridge with Berries Weight Watchers Points

There are 5 Freestyle SmartPoints in a serving of this quinoa porridge.

What To Serve With Gluten Free Quinoa Porridge

Instant Pot Orange Strawberry Jam.
Rosewater Raspberry Jam.

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 2mg

 

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11 Comments

  1. I was given some quinoa a couple months ago, and it has been in the back of my cabinet this whole time, because I had no idea what to do with it. Your site is the first one I have found to have wonderful recipes, great instructions, and to be informative as well.

  2. 5 stars
    Beautiful recipe and fantastic photos! 7 steps is what divides me from this awesomeness. I better get going and make my first step now! Thanks for the roadmap, Bintu! 🙂

  3. 5 stars
    Both my husband and daughter have lactose intolerance issues. I’ve not heard of A2 milk. I’ll have to see if I can find it and if they can digest it. This porridge looks delicious and healthy too!

  4. 5 stars
    Diets of vegetables, water, and air – hahahahaha. This porridge looks delicious, and quinoa is such an under appreciated breakfast grain. This looks so nourishing, but also cozy.

  5. 5 stars
    I never thought of making porridge out of quinoa! Looks delicious and so healthy! Will definitely try it soon – I love porridge (especially when it’s so cold like these days), and also really like quinoa. Thanks for a delicious recipe!