Name: 10 Minute Sweet Couscous Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 200 ml boiling water; 1 litre unsweetened plant milk; 6 tbsp honey (or agave nectar if vegan); 1 tsp cinnamon; 500 g couscous; 250 g dried apricots (roughly chopped); 75 g shelled pistachios (roughly chopped); Handful raspberries

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Bored of porridge, sick of toast and utterly over egg? This sweet couscous with raspberries, apricots, pistachios and honey will put you back in your breakfast groove.

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Pasta for breakfast might sound weird but trust me, you're going to love this dairy-free, easily vegan treat.

It only takes ten minutes to make this sweet couscous, which means you can be enjoying a healthy breakfast in no time.

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Here's how to make this delicious sweet couscous.

Ingredients

200 ml (¾ cup) boiling water
1 litre (4 cups) unsweetened plant milk
6 tbsp honey or agave nectar if vegan
1 tsp cinnamon
500 g (2½ cups) couscous
250 g (1¼ cups) dried apricots roughly chopped
75 g (½ cup) shelled pistachios roughly chopped
(Handful) Handful raspberries

Equipment

Instructions

Put the boiling water, half the milk, and the cinnamon in a pan.

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Add the honey/nectar.

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Stir over a medium heat and bring just to the boil.

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Turn off the heat and add the couscous.

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Stir, then put on the lid immediately and leave for 5 minutes.

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Lift the lid and fluff the couscous with a fork.

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Add the remaining milk, apricots and pistachios.

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Stir through.

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Replace the lid for 2 more minutes.

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Finished sweet breakfast couscous in a large pan.

Tip your sweet couscous into a large bowl.

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Dress with the raspberries and remaining honey/nectar and serve to the table.

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If you don't want to eat it all at once, transfer straight to a sealed tupperware container as soon as it's cooled and store in the fridge to enjoy the next day.

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4.7 from 6 votes

10 Minute Sweet Couscous Recipe

Make this delicious, sweet couscous in 10 minutes. It's a healthy breakfast the whole family can enjoy.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: British

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Emily Leary

Ingredients

200 ml (¾ cup) boiling water
1 litre (4 cups) unsweetened plant milk
6 tbsp honey or agave nectar if vegan
1 tsp cinnamon
500 g (2½ cups) couscous
250 g (1¼ cups) dried apricots roughly chopped
75 g (½ cup) shelled pistachios roughly chopped
(Handful) Handful raspberries

Equipment

Instructions

Put the boiling water, cinnamon, two thirds of the honey/nectar and half the milk in a pan on the stove and bring just to the boil.
Turn off the heat and stir in the couscous.
Put on the lid immediately and leave for 5 minutes.
Lift the lid, fluff the couscous with a fork, then stir in the remaining milk, apricots and pistachios. Replace the lid for 2 more minutes.
Tip the couscous into a large bowl, dress with the raspberries and remaining honey/nectar and serve to the table. If you don't want to eat it all at once, transfer straight to a sealed tupperware container immediately after cooking and store in the fridge to enjoy the next day.

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* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published. Information on this website should not be taken as medical advice. Cuisines identify the primary region of inspiration for a dish.

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