Layered Quinoa Trifle
Layered Quinoa Trifle
Layers and layers of health-promoting ingredients make this Christmas dessert one you can indulge in all year round.
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Ingredients
- 100g quinoa, rinsed
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch Celtic sea salt
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract
- 6 drops stevia liquid or 1 tbsp rice-malt syrup
- 1 tbsp slivered almonds
- 2 bananas, sliced
- ½ cup Greek-style yoghurt
- 4 tbsp coconut flakes
- ½ cup mixed berries
- 1 tsp almond butter, melted
- 1 tbsp chia seeds, for sprinkling
Method
- Bring 1 cup water to the boil in a large saucepan. Add the quinoa, return to the boil, cover and reduce the heat to low for 12–15 mins or until all water has been absorbed. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Place quinoa in a bowl and stir through cinnamon and salt.
- In a saucepan over medium–low heat, warm almond milk for 3–4 mins. Stir in vanilla and stevia or rice-malt syrup.
- Add a couple of spoons of quinoa to four glass jars, or glasses. Mix through almond milk and follow with layers of slivered almonds, banana slices, yoghurt, coconut flakes and berries. Repeat until jars are full, with berries as top layer.
- Top with melted almond butter and chia seeds.
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