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Cranberry Vanilla Quinoa

Cranberries spilling out of bowl on wooden table
Prep Time
5 minutes (6-8 hours slow cook time)
Number of Servings
2
Recipe Source
The Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester ($19.99, Fair Winds, 2011)
Ingredients
  • 1 12 cups quinoa 
  • 2 12 cups vanilla-flavored almond milk, plus more as needed
  • 14 cup dried cranberries
  • 12 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 12 tsp vanilla extract (or scrape 14 tsp vanilla paste from a split whole vanilla bean
  • 18 tsp stevia (optional)
  • Slivered almonds, for serving
Directions
  1. The night before: Rinse quinoa in a mesh strainer to remove bitter coating.
  2. Oil crock of your slow cooker.
  3. Combine quinoa, milk, cranberries, applesauce, vanilla, and stevia in slow cooker.
  4. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
  5. In the morning: Stir quinoa, and taste and adjust seasonings, or add more liquid. Top with slivered almonds.

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