Wicklewood's Butterscotch Quinoa
photo by WicklewoodWench
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons toasted quinoa
- 150 ml water
- 30 ml light evaporated milk (plus extra for serving)
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 ounce brown sugar
directions
- Place the water and milk together in a pan and bring to a boil, add the quinoa and continue to boil until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
- Reduce the heat and stir in the sugar and butter.
- Continue to cook gently until thick and syrupy, stirring constantly.
- Serve hot or cold with a drizzle of evaporated milk.
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Reviews
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The flavor of this dish was amazing. In reality, though, it is very heavy and very sweet even for dessert. I doubled the recipe and only used 1.5 ounces of butter and sugar and it was still very sweet. I will have to continue to adjust that in the future. I often use evaporated milk, but for this recipe I may go to regular milk and reduce the sugar (but not the butter) a little more. I grilled some pineapple tidbits and placed them on top. I also think banana would go nicely. Thanks, WicklewoodWench. I will try this again.
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First, let me say this is DELICIOUS! I think I have found my favorite way to eat quinoa. I contacted the chef because my first attempt went a little off due to the amount of liquid needed (according to WW it's actually 150 ml water and 30 ml milk). My first attempt went something like this: 500 ml water, 300 ml 1% milk and a simmer of about 45 minutes. It never got more firm than a soup, but the flavor was divine (and the grain had a wonderful creaminess from the long simmer time). My 2nd attempt was with 150 ml water, 30 ml 1% milk and a 15-minute simmer time. This time the grain came together like oatmeal. It had a pleasant chewiness and the butterscotch flavor was fantastic. I'm think in the future I'll mix it up with the amount of time I simmer (depending on the level of creaminess I want--or how long I'm willing to stand over the stovetop and stir! Both times I used toasted quinoa and I loved the flavor. WicklewoodWench, thanks for posting, and for responding for my request for help, I'm so glad I tried this recipe!
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