Guilt-free No Bake Quinoa Mango Pudding Crème Brûlée!!...and a Health Challenge and give away!!

Today is a day for indulging!Indulging in a smooth and luscious creamy dessert using Quinoa!Yes our very own, humble herb,transported to a different altitude.An altitude of greater proportions, greater heights in terms of taste and flavors.We bloggers are always looking to make complicated recipes to impress our readers, but sometimes its the simplest of recipes that deserve all the attention!This is one such recipe.

The intention was to make a dessert using Quinoa.But what started off as a simple experiment, gradually started taking the shape of something more decadent.My imagination running wild,I eventually decided to make a crème brûlée,but a skinny version. I made the pudding exactly like like an eggless rice pudding,and substituted lite coconut milk for regular milk.

I have to tell you that this is the first time I was making a dessert using Quinoa, so initially I was a bit apprehensive, but this tasted wonderful!The velvety texture and the sweet medley of cinnamon, ginger and vanilla makes it a very comforting dessert to indulge in.The coconut milk adds that extra depth of flavor and the mango with the thick Greek Yoghurt makes the perfect topping!Guilt-free and sinfully good!

Quinoa Mango Pudding Crème Brûlée
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Ingredients:
For the pudding:
Quinoa-1/2 cup
Lite Coconut Milk-1 14oz can
Turbinado Sugar-3/4 cup
Ground Cinnamon-1tsp
Vanilla Extract-1 tsp
Ginger powder-1/2 tsp


For the Mango Topping:
Plain Greek Yoghurt-1 pot 6oz (I used Fage)
Mango puree-1 cup
Turbinado Sugar-2 tbsp


Process:
In a saucepan combine together Quinoa, 1 cup of Coconut milk and let it boil.Once it starts to boil, cover with a lid and cook on low heat until Quinoa is cooked.Once its cooked add the remaining Coconut Milk, Sugar , Cinnamon, Ginger and Vanilla and cook on medium until it comes together and thickens.Your pudding is ready!


In a separate bowl mix the Yoghurt, Mango and Sugar.Keep aside.
Divide the pudding among four ramekins and top it up with the Mango Topping covering the pudding all over.

Sprinkle a tbsp of Turbinado sugar evenly all over the crème brûlée and either use a torch to melt the sugar to from a crispy top or like me broil it for a few minutes [leave the oven door open so you can keep an eye]until golden!Serve warm!

Notes:The coconut milk thickens over time,so don't fret if you don't see it thicken straight away!Leave it for a few minutes and you'll see it starting to thicken.

You can also use cooked Quinoa for this recipe.Just add the coconut milk [adjust accordingly] and spices to get a nice consistency.Cook on medium until it all comes together.

Moving on to another exciting offering today!A Health Challenge and a Giveaway!


Have you heard of Slimkicker?
Its a weight loss and fitness site that helps motivate you to stay healthy by turning your diet and fitness goals into a game with points, rewards and challenges.They have tools that help you track your calories as well as recipe suggestions!


You can enter into a 7 to 30 day diet and fitness challenge with others and 'check-in' daily to tell them how you're doing.If you level up, you get to participate in giveaways to win cool prizes! Isn't that fun?

SlimKicker can be used alongside any diet program and is all about learning proper nutrition, portion control and acquiring important habits.

AND they have a chance for YOU to create a health challenge as part of their game!So what's for grabs if your idea is chosen?Well its this!

Its an Ozeri Touch Professional Digital Kitchen Scale!!

This product 

• provides accurate measurements from 0.1 oz to 17.6 lbs (1 gram to 8000 grams).
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• It calculates the net weight of the ingredients (automatically subtracts the container weight to calculate the weight of the ingredients being weighed)

How do you enter?


Simple, just leave a comment with your suggestion of a fun, creative fitness or a diet challenge.That's it!


Slimkicker will then pick their favorite and let me know.
[This giveaway is open to all USA residents and will be open until Wednesday June 6th 2012 11.59pm EST.]

The winner will be announced on June the 7th (Thursday)!!Please make sure to leave your email address or any other way to contact you so I can inform you.

Disclaimer-I was not offered any compensation in cash/kind for this giveaway.


This giveaway is now closed!