Ahhhhh, fall!  I love this time of year!…cool weather, multicolored trees, Halloween, scary stories, costumes, etc.  I also love fall produce!….apples, turnips, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, squash, pomegranates, etc.

This morning I decided to use the produce I received from my CSA (community supported agriculture).  I was craving something with sweet potatoes, cinnamon, apples, and nuts.  And, we love quionoa in this family.  So, I threw it all together and made pudding.

Why I love this dish: packed with vitamins and minerals (vitamin A, C, omega 3s, etc), protein, and fiber.  Click here to get a little info on sweet potatoes: Reasons to love sweet potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of organic cooked quinoa
• 1 med-large organic sweet potato
• 2/3 cup of organic applesauce
• 5 to 6 tablespoons of organic sucanat sugar or raw agave
• 1/2 cup of hemp milk
• 1/4 cup of organic raisins
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 2 pinches of nutmeg
• 1 pinch of salt
• Walnuts for topping

  Directions:

1. Cook quinoa and set aside.
2. Chop and cook sweet potato.  I just covered it in water and boiled for about 10 minutes or so.
3. After sweet potato is cooked, blend it with applesauce.
4. Place blended sweet potato and apple back into pan.
5. Add milk, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, raisins, and sugar.
6. Mix it all together.
7. Add quinoa.
8. Cook together for a few minutes.
9. Place in a bowl and top it off with walnuts (or pecans).
10. Enjoy!