This Cinnamon Raisin Breakfast Quinoa comes together easily and quickly in a rice cooker. Breakfast quinoa with coconut milk, cinnamon, coconut sugar, and raisins is a clean and healthy way to start your day. This recipe is naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, peanut-free, and vegan-friendly.
I always enjoy getting up an hour or two before my little toddler, Ivy. It gives me time alone to prepare my day. Getting breakfast started is one of the first things I like to do. I don’t want to be standing over the stove all morning. So I love making some sort of hot cereal in the rice cooker. It’s so easy and I can walk away while it cooks. Then I can let it sit on the “warm” setting until Ivy wakes up.
Rice Cooker Quinoa Makes my Mornings So Easy
Today I’m sharing a new favorite recipe of mine, Cinnamon Raisin Breakfast Quinoa with Coconut Milk. This Rice Cooker Quinoa is the perfect easy breakfast to make your mornings run a little smoother. I usually start it first thing in the morning then head into my living room to spend some time in prayer and reading God’s Word. I only have to pop into the kitchen once or twice to stir it, then I let it sit covered on the “warm” setting while I go about the rest of my morning. By the time Ivy’s ready to get up I’ll have warm Breakfast Quinoa ready to eat.
What Type of Rice Cooker Should You Use for this Breakfast Quinoa?
Really any rice cooker will do the trick. You’ll see in the recipe card down below there are some minor tweaks you might have to make depending on what rice cooker you use. But regardless, this recipe is pretty fool-proof.
I have a 3-cup Black + Decker Rice Cooker from Amazon and really enjoy it. If you want to check it out click here.
When I make my breakfast quinoa in my 3-cup Black + Decker, I just make sure to leave the lid tilted open so the milk doesn’t bubble out. If you use a larger rice cooker with a lid that seals like the Aroma, you won’t have to worry about that.
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Cinnamon Raisin Breakfast Quinoa with Coconut Milk (Made in a Rice Cooker)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 can coconut milk – reduced fat or full fat is fine
- 1/3 cup water – if you prefer a looser creamier texture you can go up to a 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons coconut sugar – optional
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your rice cooker.
- Mix well to combine.
- Switch your rice cooker to the cook setting. My rice cooker only has a "cook" or "keep warm" option. If yours has more options cook it on the white rice setting or simply set it on time cook for 20 minutes. NOTE: I have a small rice cooker with a removeable glass lid. I keep my lid slightly tilted open so that the liquid doesn't bubble over. If you have a larger rice cooker with a lid that seals shut this shouldn't be a problem.
- Carefully remove the lid and stir your breakfast quinoa 2 times during cooking. This ensures it won't get burnt on the bottom.
- After about 20 minutes check on your breakfast quinoa. If the quinoa looks fluffy switch your rice cooker to the warm setting. Even if it looks like there's a lot of liquid left, that's ok as long as the quinoa has become fluffy. Let it sit on the warm setting for about 15 minutes and it will absorb more liquid.
- After it has sat on the warm setting stir and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
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2 comments
Can you do this in an instapot and how?
I actually don’t have an instapot! Crazy, right?! But I would just make it with the same settings you’ve used for oatmeal or google how to make oatmeal in an instapot. It should be about the same. If it ends up a bit drier than you prefer you can always add more dairy free milk after cooking but while it’s still hot. It should absorb this and become nice and creamy.