Ingredients
1 cup of quinoa
½ cup of warm cinnamon sugar cookie creamer (Note: You can also use light cream and 1½ tablespoons of cinnamon.)
½ cup low-fat milk
1 cup water
1½ bananas (past ripe)
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons brown sugar (Note: If you’d prefer to avoid sugar, you can also use molasses or buckwheat honey.)
1½ tablespoons butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Directions: Mash the banana in a bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix the brown sugar and walnuts together. Pour quinoa, creamer or light cream, milk, water, butter, and vanilla into the crockpot. Add the mashed banana and stir to evenly distribute. Sprinkle the sugar and walnut mixture into the quinoa and stir to mix. Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours, or until the quinoa is fully cooked. If you need to, add additional liquid or sugar to the mixture for taste. Serve warm and garnish with slices of banana.
