Moistening or soaking your quinoa overnight both work and will achieve a gorgeous golden brown toasted quinoa. The method you choose depends on how much you are willing to prepare beforehand. Directions I’m on a mission to eat good food as much as possible. This popped quinoa recipe makes me feel comfortable in writing and sharing. This could also be your alternative to popcorn. The only difference you will judge between the popped corn and quinoa is the SIZE.

Here's what I experienced by testing this recipe 3 different ways: with dry quinoa, moistened quinoa, and quinoa soaked overnight. If you like chocolate and you like crunchy treats, then you NEED these 2-ingredient chocolate quinoa crunch bites in your life! If you hope to make "puffed" quinoa with a fluffy texture at home… this is not what you will get. Popped quinoa is often confused with puffed quinoa that you buy in stores or online.Puffed quinoa is a dream ingredient for all those with a sweet tooth. How about a nut and seed treat with quinoa? Make our nut clusters! Or some protein, with our crispy soy bites? You can also use the quinoa as a fluffy topping on your açaí smoothie bowlor a quinoa cashew porridge. We also like to use the quinoa as an ingredient in our treats, for example in our organic chocolate shards with blueberries and quinoa and the organic whole grain rice cakes with 7 seeds. Buy KoRo's puffed quinoa The only difference when using these quinoa pops instead of rice krispies is that these are slightly less crispy, don’t get me wrong they are still crispy enough to make this recipe totally amazing! What are the benefits of using these quinoa pops for the quinoa pop krispy treats? To make chocolate quinoa crunch bars. You could also add a layer of almond butter to make chocolate quinoa nut bars!

This treat of the week is from The Yoga Kitchen by Kimberly Parsons– seductive chocolate and maca quinoa pops This is my healthy twist on the childhood classic. Kids (and grown ups!) will love this more nutritious version- it’s the perfect texture, full of antioxidant rich cacao flavour and, of course, it turns the milk chocolatey too. The sneaky vanilla powder makes it taste extra sweet without using loads of sweetener and the quinoa pops will fill little ones with loads of energy and a protein boost too. I recommend doubling the recipe, they’re that good! This method is possible and theoretically working. However, I feel the stovetop method is more reliable and successful. And the stovetop method needs less effort, and everything comes together in less than 10 minutes. Taste and serving Ideas of popped QuinoaSo, always shake in sideways. This makes the quinoa's surface get even heat. At times, lift the pan and shake sideways when smoke starts to develop. Now, another question would be, can quinoa be popped like popcorn? Yes, Of course, they can. Once popped, they are tiny and granular and are super crispy. To make popped quinoa, you only need a pan and quinoa. And nothing else. This sounds fantastic, right? If you are impatient like me, you could pop them in the freezer for 5-10 minutes instead. Slice into 8 equal squares and enjoy!