Chia Seeds - Chia Pudding, who would have thought?

Ok, so I’ve had a fascination with these little seeds now for quite a long time. I typically love them on a bowl of fruit or mixed in a bowl of oatmeal and love them in the Pumpkin Chia Muffin recipe that I have posted on this blog too. Since I can’t eat oatmeal right now and have been trying to find some new breakfast ideas (as that’s my only real complaint so far about this current diet plan I’m on) I decided to try something totally different, pudding!

So, not your average pudding, but chia seeds gel when you put them in liquid and seeing that I used some leftover canned coconut milk this was super thick and creamy!

Chia seeds are a total superfood, you know the one, chchchch chia from the commercial, well those little seeds pack a powerful punch:

-          High in antioxidants

-          High in fibre

-          High in omega 3’s

-          Great source of calcium

-          Great source of protein

-          Great source of magnesium

-          ….the list goes on!

  Chia Pudding (typically serves 2)

·         3 scoops Chia seeds (some recipes call for 1/4 cup chia to 1 cup milk of choice - so this is still in experimental stage)

·         1 cup coconut milk (or use non dairy milk of preference)

·         1 tsp pure vanilla (or vanilla bean) – optional

·         A few dashes of cinnamon - optional

·         1 small or ½ large banana smashed – optional

Mix the above together and refrigerate overnight (or if you don’t have that kind of time, mix thoroughly and let sit 15 minutes, stir again and should be ready)

In the morning top with a1-2 tbsp of hemp seeds (again, optional)

Fresh fruit of choice (I used blueberries)

 You can mix and match this however you wish.

(Apple and almonds, nut butter and banana, berries and cinnamon, unsweetened coconut, as always the options are endless)

You can add some raw cacao to make it chocolaty, you can use a teaspoon of honey or pure maple syrup to make it sweet, again the options are endless!

I'm totally seeing a healthy chocolate version of this on the horizon, will be sure to take pics and post an update. Totally hoping the kids like this one.