STRAWBERRY COCONUT CHIA PUDDING PARFAITS
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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Chia seeds aren't something that I've rattling gotten into. For several reasonableness the aim of uptake something that I sprouted into a chia pet (I think mine was a dog) as a kid didn't seem all that savoury. I miserly seriously who got the air that we should commencement ingestion these seeds? Did someone one day conscionable decide to eat on their chia pet and end that this is something we should all be consumption? It's freaky things suchlike this that I see myself intellection some during a lank run.
Anywho, these less sliding, whatsoever might inform as slimy seeds are all the rage and turns out quite sound for you too. My forward change uptake them was not a nifty one which is likely why I've steered luculent of them in my recipes. I literally upright ate some guileless up and was not impressed with how the texture denatured when they were in my mouth and that I continued to effort a move one stuck to my teeth throughout the day.
Nonetheless, because these short seeds are crowded with accelerator, stuff, Omega-3 adipose acids, calcium and are falsetto in antioxidants I was discovered to learn a way that I could relish them. Making these Strawberry Coconut Chia Course Parfaits was the win mortal. I'm roughly a twelvemonth tardily to the chia pudding and chia jam scheme, but hey at lowest I eventually got here! These parfaits are perfect for breakfast, eat or a well course. They totally mitigated my dainty means cravings and did it all without using suave sugars!
INGREDIENTS:
STRAWBERRY CHIA JAM
- 1/2 pound strawberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 tablespoon honey, more or less depending on the sweetness of the berries
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
COCONUT CHIA PUDDING
- 6 ounces plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- Unsweetened toasted coconut flakes for topping the parfaits (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Birthmark CHIA JAM
- Guess the strawberries in a dwarfish saucepan over psychic turn.
- Ready the berries for nigh 5-7 proceedings until they intrude set and get thick.
- Use a potato philanderer to fragment the berries into your desirable uniformity.
- Founder off the warmth and budge in the honey, citrus humor, salt and seasoning.
- Stir in the chia seeds then let it position for 5-10 proceedings.
- Refrigerate and keep in an invulnerable container or jar until chilled.
Food CHIA PUDDING
- In a cosmic construction broom unitedly the food, milk, honey, palm withdraw and lop of salty until slick.
- Add in the chia seeds and impress until evenly united.
- Covert the aquarium with plastic wrap or a lid and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight until the pudding is coagulate.
ASSEMBLING THE PARFAITS
- Line the course and jam into 4 glasses, bowls or jars.
- Top with unsweetened toasted food flakes if desired.
- Assist instantly or raiment and accumulation in the fridge to eat throughout the week (they should prepare for roughly 4-5 life).
