Tropical Quinoa, Coconut Brekky
Creamy coconut quinoa topped with juicy mango, kiwi and toasted coconut for a bright, nourishing start to your day. (Or a healthy dessert, you decide)
This is quinoa, but not as you know it. Cooked gently in coconut milk until creamy and comforting, then topped with sweet mango, tangy kiwi and a scattering of toasted coconut for crunch, it’s the perfect balance of wholesome and indulgent. Ideal for meal prep or a slow morning, this bowl delivers protein, fibre and serious tropical vibes in every spoonful.
Quinoa is one of those rare ingredients that truly earns its “superfood” status. It’s a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids, something you don’t often find in plant-based foods. It’s also rich in fibre to support gut health, along with important minerals like magnesium, iron and zinc. Naturally gluten free and low GI, quinoa helps keep you fuller for longer while providing steady, sustained energy, making it an ideal base for a nourishing breakfast like this.
We went through a real quinoa stage a few years ago, here are some of our other fantastic quinoa recipes to try:
Need
- 150 Grams white quinoa
- Water for soaking
- 100 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
- 400 Grams coconut milk plus some more if needed Recipe
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
- 1 Tablespoon pink salt flakes BUY
- 100 Grams shredded coconut toasted
- mango, pineapple, kiwi fruit or other fruit of choice for serving
Do
- 1
Soak quinoa overnight or for minimum 6 hours in enough water to cover. Drain and rinse.
- 2
Place soaked quinoa into Thermomix bowl with all ingredients except coconut and fruit.
- 3
Cook 20 min/100°C/speed soft.
- 4
Add coconut and stir through 5 sec/speed 2.
- 5
Cool slightly before serving with diced fruit of choice.
- 6
This dessert will thicken as it cools.
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of nine, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
