Make Ahead Pumpkin Breakfast Quinoa - Gluten Free Fall Breakfast

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups quinoa
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/4 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup other artificial sweetener
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

Recipe

• 1 rinse the quinoa in a colander to help remove the bitter taste.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to boiling, then add the rinsed quinoa. return to boiling, then reduce heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• 3 once cooked, fluff with fork and add the canned pumpkin, brown sugar (or other sweetener, added to taste), and the spices. if you don't have the pumpkin pie spice on hand, adding 2 teaspoons cinnamon plus 1 teaspoon of ginger will work too.
• 4 serve pumpkin breakfast quinoa with a piece of fruit.
• 5 to prepare as "make ahead." divide into small plastic containers and refrigerate up to 5 days.