Muesli Peanut butter Smoothie Bowl

Start the morning with a quick, tasty & nourishing breakfast that will help you stay fit and happy throughout the day.

Ingredients:

1. Muesli - 1 cup
2. Yogurt (any flavor of your choice) - 1/2 cup
3. Milk - 1/2 cup
4. Milk powder - 1 tsp
5. Banana - 1
6. Strawberries - 5-6
7. Chia seeds - 1 tsp (soaked for an hour)
8. Peanut butter - 1 1/2 tsp

Process

1. Blend everything together in a blender, except chia seeds and muesli. Then add chia seeds and mix well.

2. Pour into a smoothie bowl, add layer of muesli on the top of the bowl and garnish with some more fresh fruits.

CHERRY CHIA PUDDING

Chia pudding is always healthy, delicious and a great option for breakfast. And when cherries are in the season and you want to give a twist on the breakfast table, then why not make this yummy CHERRY CHIA PUDDING!!

Chia pudding is a super quick to make and also healthy. We enjoyed this version of Red & White Cherry chia pudding. This can be served as dessert also. 

Ingredients

1. Fresh cherry - 1/2 cups
2. White chia seeds - 5 tsp (for serving 2)
3. Almond milk - 1 cup
4. Honey or Maple syrup - 4-5 tsp
5. Almond - 4-5 pieces to garnish

Process

1. In a large bowl, add almond milk. Add honey or maple syrup to the milk and mix well with a spoon. 

2. Now add chia seeds to this mixture and mix till everything is well combined.

3. In a small blender jar, add few cherries and grind to a good mix. Your cherry paste / sauce is ready. You can add little sugar or honey if the cherries are not very sweet.

4. Pour the chia seeds mixture into serving glassed / bowls and refrigerate overnight or minimum 5-6 hours. When ready to eat, take out of the refrigerator, top with cherry sauce and  serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE CHIA PUDDING

Chocolate chia pudding is an easy dessert to whip up. Low on calories, this can fix your cravings on days you want sugar, without being unhealthy. Quick and very simple with minimal ingredients and can be served as breakfast too. Chia seeds may be added to other foods as a toppings or put into smoothies, breakfast cereals, energy bars, granola bars etc. If you have a sweet tooth like me and you like eating sweet foods, especially sweets and chocolate, then you are surely going to love this. Do try this easy recipe and share your views.

Ingredients

1. Milk - 1.5 cups
2. White chia seeds - 5 tsp (for serving 3)
3. Cocoa powder - 1 tsp
4. Honey or Maple syrup - 4-5 tsp (you can use sugar also)
5. Almond - 4-5 pieces to garnish
6. Choco chips - for garnishing

Process

1. In a large bowl, add milk. Add honey or maple syrup to the milk and mix well with a spoon. 

2. Now add chia seeds to this mixture and mix till everything is well combined.

3. Pour this mixture into serving glassed / bowls and refrigerate overnight or minimum 5-6 hours. When ready to eat, take out of the refrigerator, top with chopped almonds and choco chips and serve immediately.

PAPAYA BANANA SMOOTHIE

A smoothie is a drink made with pureed fruits or vegetables just using a blender. Smoothie has a liquid base like fruit juice, milk or curd or any other dairy product of your choice. The topping and ingredients are totally based on personal choice. I have made this smoothie with papaya banana and milk with my favorite fruits as toppings. This is so healthy and power packed smoothie bowl to start your day with. Smoothies are always good for breakfast and tastes amazing. Do try this and I am sure you are going to love this.

Ingredients

1. Papaya - 1 cup (frozen)
2. Banana - 1/2 cup (frozen)
3. Almond milk -1/3 cup
4. Honey or sugar (optional)
5. Toppings as per your choice (I have used banana, strawberry, kiwi, cashew and sunflower seeds)

Process

1. Add all the ingredients in a blender a make a good paste.

2. You can use sugar or honey if you want to make it more sweet. The papaya I have used was already very sweet, so I have not used any additional sweets.

Date Palm Jaggery Milk Shake

Dates are a very healthy fruit to include in your diet. They are high in several nutrients, fiber and antioxidants, all of which may provide health benefits ranging from improved digestion to a reduced risk of disease. And two dates offer around 150-200 calories and will fire up your metabolism, stabilize your blood sugar, stop you reaching for the coffee and help your body produce vital melatonin later in the evening to help you sleep. By consuming at least two dates a day can boost your body with all this benefits.

I try to add two dates in my breakfast everyday since a long time, after knowing the benefits, may be not in the form of milk shake always. Today I have prepared this Date Palm Jaggery milk shake adding a little bit of Date Palm Jaggery (as the winter session is about to say GOODBYE, so I am using date palm jaggery in most of my dessert recipes these days). And the end result, we really enjoyed our milk shake. And you can also enjoy a virtual treat with these captures and please let me know in the comment section if you like the clicks. 

Ingredients

1. Dates - 4-5 (for 2 glasses of milk shake)
2. Date palm jaggery - 1/2 tsp (optional) - you can you honey or maple syrup also
3. Pre boiled toned Milk -  2 glass
4. Almonds - 3-4 

Process

1. Wash and clean the dates before using them. 

2. Put everything in a grinder and grind for a smooth shake.

3. Serve chilled or normal. You can add some pieces of almonds at the top for garnishing.

CHIA POMEGRANATE PUDDING

Chia seeds are quickly gaining popularity for their powerful health benefits. Chia seeds are very rich in protein. 
This is my first entry to a Healthy Food Contest where the theme for the first week is Fruits. A list of fruits are there to choose and you can make juices, smoothies or any kind of dessert. I have chosen Pomegranate and made this simple breakfast / Dessert using chia seeds and pomegranate.  

Ingredients :

1. Chia seeds - 2 tsp
2. Pomegranate juice - 1/2 cup
3. Milk - 1/2 cup
4. Honey or Maple syrup - 1 tsp

Process :

1. Mix all the ingredients  together in a small bowl and let keep aside for an hour, stirring occasionally. 
2. Once this is set as pudding, garnish with pomegranate seeds and nuts of your choice.

This is a very quick and healthy breakfast. You can use this pudding as your Dessert too.

Benefits of Pomegranate : (Source : Google)

1. Protects us from free radicals
2. It thins our blood
3. Improves memory
4. It lowers blood pressure
5. Helps in digestion.

CHOCOLATE CHIA SEED PUDDING

Upon discovering you could use chia seeds to make creamy, dreamy pudding for your breakfast, I am just in love with it, and became my favorite breakfast during this Covid-19 pandemic. Anyone can make this easy breakfast, plus its so healthy. Make this at night for breakfast or a mid-day meal, or prepare it in the morning for a simple desert. You can make chocolate chia pudding in many ways, below are two of them I tried out with.

Ingredients:

1. Chia seeds - 1/2 cup

2. Maple syrup or honey - 3-5 tsp

3. Milk - 1 cup

4. Cocoa powder 1/4 cup

Process 1 :

In a mixing bowl add chia seeds, maple syrup or honey, milk and whisk until a paste forms. Divide the mixture in two bowl. One bowl you can cover and refrigerate overnight. In the other bowl add cocoa powder and whisk properly. Now cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, you can present these two different mixtures by layering in a single glass and decorate with some crashed chocolates or any desired toppings like fruits of your choice or whipped cream.

Process 2 :

In a mixing bowl add cocoa powder and maple syrup or honey and whisk to combine. Then add milk and whisk until a paste forms. Add chia seeds and whisk until smooth. Then over and refrigerate overnight until its achieved a pudding like consistency. Before serving, add your desired toppings,you can use any fruits of your choice, nuts, choco chips, crushed cudbury or freshly whipped cream.