• Make a batch of Handy Chocolate Syrup, Trim Healthy Cookbook pg 479 

Quinoa Mix:

• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 1 and 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup dark sweet cherries, frozen and cut in half 
• 2 Tbsp. Gentle Sweet

Yogurt Topping:

• 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt, plain
• 2 Tbsp. Gentle Sweet, 
• 1 small banana
• 1/2 cup blueberries, frozen
• 1/2 cup strawberries, frozen sliced
• 2 Tbsp. pomegranate powder (or your choice of flavoring/extract)

Make a big batch of Cherry Quinoa: In the Instant Pot*, put quinoa, water, 2 Tbsp. Gentle Sweet and cherries on pressure cook for 1 minute. Let naturally release for 8 minutes. 

Meanwhile, mix yogurt with the remaining 2 Tbsp. of Gentle Sweet and the pomegranate powder (or your choice of flavoring/extract). 

Using no more than 3/4 - 1 cup quinoa per jar, alternate layering quinoa, chocolate, yogurt, and fruit in pint-size mason jars. Repeat until each jar is full. Refrigerate for a few hours, or overnight. You can make as many as you want. If you don't want to use the whole batch of quinoa store the rest in a container to make a quinoa cherry bowl.

*If you do not have an Instant Pot, just cook quinoa according to the package and add chopped, thawed cherries.

Note: fruit can be changed to your preference.

enJOY!