Published 3/8/2020 • Updated 7/9/2023
A Spin on Coconut Rice!
Coconut quinoa is the new coconut rice. We love how sweet and creamy coconut quinoa is and how great it pairs with dishes such as curries and stir-fries. Coconut quinoa is made with just a few ingredients — uncooked quinoa , full-fat coconut milk, and water making this recipe a winner. In addition, it comes together on the stovetop in no time! Make a double or triple batch for the whole week. I promise you’ll want to gobble it up.
What You Need
Full-Fat Coconut Milk: We like to use full-fat coconut milk for our coconut quinoa because it offers the best flavor and the best creamy texture. Other coconut milks that would work are below!
Light Canned Coconut Milk 1.5 cups of unsweetened coconut milk
Quinoa: we recommend white quinoa for this recipe, but you can get by with red or tri-colored too! Sweetener: Maple syrup is one of our favorite natural sweeteners. We love the flavor the maple gives the coconut quinoa. However, feel free to use honey or agave as a sweetener substitute!
How to Make it
Why is my coconut quinoa watery?
There are a couple of reasons your coconut quinoa could be watery…
You didn’t measure correctly. Make sure your quinoa-to-liquid ratio is 1:2 cups. The coconut quinoa isn’t done cooking. Sometimes quinoa doesn’t cook correctly if it’s old and expired, so be sure to check the expiration date of your quinoa!
Serving Suggestions
We love serving our coconut quinoa with Asian-inspired dishes that have a little kick (just like our Thai Coconut Quinoa Bowls!). But feel free to serve it with whatever you’d like. Here are a few more ideas:
As a side for this General Tso’s Cauliflower Replace the grits with coconut quinoa for this cajun shrimp Serve coconut quinoa with this Korean Beef
Drizzle on a bit more maple syrup and a dash of cinnamon and it’s just divine.
Ways to Cook Quinoa
Instant Pot Quinoa Microwave Quinoa How to Cook Quinoa on the Stovetop Coconut Quinoa
