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.
Servings: Makes 4 to 6
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….