Chia Pudding 4 Ways
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3 tbsp chia seeds
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1 cup almond milk (or any non-dairy milk of your choice)
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1 tsp vanilla
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1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
Mix all ingredients and refrigerate for a couple hours, preferably overnight. You can double this recipe and it should do you for a few breakfasts for the week.
Let's Get Tropical
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1/4 cup coconut milk ( you can substitute this in the basic recipe
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1 small mango
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1/2 cup pineapple cubes
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lime zest
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shredded coconut
Cube the mango and pineapple, mix with lime zest. Layer fruit and chia pudding, topping with a drizzle of coconut milk and shredded coconut.
Apple/Pear Pie
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1/4 cup rolled oats
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1 cubed apple or 1 sliced pear (or both)
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1/4 tsp cinnamon
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pinch nutmeg
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1/2 cup pecans
Mix the oats with the chia seeds the night before. You may need to add a touch more milk depending on how thick you like it. Mix apple and/or pear with cinnamon and nutmeg. Layer fruit with chia pudding and top with pecans.
Berry Powerhouse
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1/4 cup strawberries
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1/4 cup blueberries
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1/4 cup raspberries
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1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
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1/2 cup greek yogurt with a touch of vanilla
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2 tbsp hemp hearts
Mix together fruit and layer with chia pudding. Top with pomegranate seeds, greek yogurt and hemp hearts.
Citrus Dream
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1 navel orange or blood orange, segmented
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1/2 grapefruit, segmented
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1/2 cup goldenberries or goosberries, halved
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1/2 cup greek yogurt drizzled with honey
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1/4 cup pistachios
Layer orange and grapefruit with chia pudding and 3/4 yogurt. Top with golden berries or gooseberries, greek yogurt and pistachios. Squeeze any juice from peels when orange and grapefruit were segmented.
