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Title: | Sweet Quinoa Porridge with Maple Roasted Pears - Fork Knife Swoon |
Descrition: | Lately, I’ve been craving warm things for every meal, and chilly Fall mornings feel especially deserving of comforting, hot breakfasts. Steamy oatmeal with spiced fruit hits that cozy spot more often than not. Topped with quick sautéed apples and raisins, or these maple roasted pears with fresh berries, plain old oats feel particularly luxurious. For a change of pace, and little more heft (plus a boost in protein, nutty, quinoa porridge fills in nicely for the oats. The quinoa is hearty and healthy and nourishing (as oats would be, but the real star of this sweet breakfast porridge is the pear, roasted in thick, dark maple syrup: my newest, favorite breakfast treat. There’s something rather magical about roasted fruit, the oven transforming their natural sugars into syrupy, caramelized goodness, and these maple roasted pears are no exception. They give off a lovely dessert vibe once scooped off the sheet pan (with all their wonderful juices, and would be equally at home alongside a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. In fact, if I were you, I’d use the leftovers to do just that… But first, breakfast. I start the pears roasting, quickly tossed together with deep, amber maple syrup, melted coconut oil … |
Sweet Quinoa Porridge with Maple Roasted Pears
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Sweet Quinoa Porridge with Maple Roasted Pears - Fork Knife Swoon
Lately, I’ve been craving warm things for every meal, and chilly Fall mornings feel especially deserving of comforting, hot breakfasts. Steamy oatmeal with spiced fruit hits that cozy spot more often than not. Topped with quick sautéed apples and raisins, or these maple roasted pears with fresh berries, plain old oats feel particularly luxurious. For a change of pace, and little more heft (plus a boost in protein, nutty, quinoa porridge fills in nicely for the oats. The quinoa is hearty and healthy and nourishing (as oats would be, but the real star of this sweet breakfast porridge is the pear, roasted in thick, dark maple syrup: my newest, favorite breakfast treat. There’s something rather magical about roasted fruit, the oven transforming their natural sugars into syrupy, caramelized goodness, and these maple roasted pears are no exception. They give off a lovely dessert vibe once scooped off the sheet pan (with all their wonderful juices, and would be equally at home alongside a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. In fact, if I were you, I’d use the leftovers to do just that… But first, breakfast. I start the pears roasting, quickly tossed together with deep, amber maple syrup, melted coconut oil …