Comments on: Chocolate Quinoa

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:08:05 +0000

I tried this with mint extract (a little less than half of what it calls for almond extract) and skim milk and it was delicious!

By: roni

roni — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:28:43 +0000

I think it would be Delish! Try it and let me know. I made this back before I tried Almond milk.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:17:22 +0000

Sounds great. I love quinoa…do you think it would be as good with chocolate almond milk instead of soy milk? Or would that be too much with the almond extract?

By: roni

roni — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:49:49 +0000

Howard – I always measure dry, but If I was to guess I’d say 1/2 would equal about 1 cup cooked if not a bit more.

By: Howard

Howard — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:07:27 +0000

To make 1 cooked cup of Quinoa, how much dry do I start with?

Thanks, Howard

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:43:33 +0000

I made this tonight and it was really good! Thanks for the idea, I never would have thought of it!

Anne

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:20:42 +0000

My hubby loves this and has been asking me to make it again for weeks. So this morning I obliged – and added 5gm of mini choco chips & 1/2 sliced banana as toppings – was AMAZING!!

Your recipes are always awesome! Thanks!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:24:16 +0000

yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum. always thought you have great ideas, roni….but this one just plain rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Janice

Janice — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:34:04 +0000

Roni, Congratulations, my boyfriend liked this!!! Since he had a heart stent put in about a year ago he has been eating healthy and hating every minute of it. Well, we made this for breakfast yesterday and He said and I quote, “It’s not nasty!!” He said he would eat it again. Believe me Roni, this is a major compliment. Thanks again for sharing your recipes.

By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:34:46 +0000

Roni, I just tried this. Actually, it was my first taste of quinoa as I had not had it before and I wanted to try it. This was very good and chocolatey. I cannot wait to try quinoa as a rice replacement. Thanks for sharing all of your great recipes.

By: Roni

Roni — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:42:00 +0000

LOL I don’t think there is a quick vs. regular. And the Quinoa does have a little firmness to it so that may be what you are tasting. Have you had it before?Anyone else having this problem?

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:42:22 +0000

So is this supposed to be crunchy? lol

I cooked longer then 12 minutes but it didn’t seem to be getting to the right texture. The flavor was good but something about the texture….

Is there such thing as quick cooking Quinoa vs. regular ( like old fashion and quick oats??)While I love using this grain, mine always seems to take forever to cook….am I doing something wrong?

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By: noelle

noelle — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:10:40 +0000

hmmm….we’ll have to try that. The one time we had quinoa for breakfast, it was just too savory for me. I can totally taste the spinach influence in quinoa, but the chocolate just might cover that up.

By: Laura Brandon

Laura Brandon — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:18:42 +0000

this actually sounds really good!

By: Dev

Dev — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:24:03 +0000

This looks good! I’ll be trying this once I’ve started eating grains again.

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:02:08 +0000

Roni OK you got my attention on this one.

Some time this week I will try that one out. Maybe even tonight. I don’t have the almond extract, but that is easy enough to get on my travels.

I don’t know how you do it, but that mind of yours never stops does it now.

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:12:02 +0000

I’ll have to try this because all of your other recipes I’ve tried have been huge successes in my home (seriously, on my third batch of those whole-wheat banana muffins because my husband is inhaling them as fast as I can make them). I have tried quinoa twice and not been a huge fan either time, but I happen to have some kicking around from my last failed attempt. I’m determined I will learn to love quinoa because it’s just so darned good for you. Maybe this is “the one”, the turning point in my relationshp with quinoa…we shall see. :)

By: christy

christy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:05:11 +0000

wow! We had this for breakfast and it was delicious…sooo chocolatey! We are new fans of quinoa and love trying new recipes for it. This reminds me of chocolate, peanut butter and oatmeal no-bake cookies, I used to make them as a kid and don’t anymore because they are too tempting for me! I wonder if there would be a way to make these into a cookie form…maybe you can work on that next Roni! Thanks for your site, I love your recipes and am very inspired by your weight loss. Thanks for what you do!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:43:22 +0000

mmm… thanks for the idea. I cook up quinoa in my rice cooker with cinnamon and raisins. Then I add some agave nectar and milk and it is just as good as oatmeal!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:45:36 +0000

I’m going to go with genius.
This totally reminds me of my favorite hot breakfast as a kid… Coco Wheats!!! “The creamy hot cereal with the coco treat!”. Anyone remember that stuff? Mmm. Bet this is a way better option. ;)

By: emi

emi — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:26 +0000

I clicked over from your other blog because I was kind of disturbed at the thought of chocolate quinoa, but now that I think about it more, chocolate oatmeal and chocolate rice pudding are delicious – so why not chocolate quinoa? It’s a grain, and grains aren’t intrisically savory.

I happen to LOVE sweet omelettes – egg whites + splenda and cinnamon. You could also make it with whole eggs, of course. That sounds weird to some people.

By: Kath

Kath — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:24:36 +0000

Brilliant :)

By: roni

roni — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:58:19 +0000

Guys I forgot to link to my old quinoa post!

http://greenlitebites.com/2008/01/08/quinoa/

Hope that helps!

By: Gina

Gina — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:32:51 +0000

Hmm…that sounds yummy. Like JenK, I’m not familiar with quinoa. Your dish sounds a lot like a filipino dish I love called Champurrado. I gotta try your recipe.