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.

Rose & Almond Chia Pudding

Rose and Almond Chia pudding is healthy, delicious and a great option for breakfast. Chia seeds pudding is super quick to make and also healthy. Here I have used rose water and rose petals to make this delicious chia pudding. Its one of the most commonly used flavor in Indian Desserts along with cardamom and saffron. And if you love the amazing rose flavor, just you need to add almonds for this chia pudding. We enjoyed this pudding as our breakfast, can also be served as desserts. 

Ingredients

1. Almond milk - 1.5 cups
2. White chia seeds - 5 tsp (for serving 2)
3. Rose water - 1 tsp
4. Honey or Maple syrup - 4-5 tsp
5. Almond - 4-5 pieces to garnish
6. Rose petals - to get the pinkish color and garnishing

Process

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

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

3. In a small bowl, add 2 tsp almond milk and put some dry rose petals, grind to a good mix, and add this pink mixture to the chia seeds bowl. You can also use pink color to get the color (Optional)

4. 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 rose petals and serve immediately.

SUPERFOOD ENERGY BARS

Have you ever tried making Energy bars at home, using some super foods? If not, here is the easiest recipe. Every single ingredients I have used here for the energy bar, adds its own health benefits ranging from essentials like protein, vitamins and minerals. And you have kids at home, they are surely going to like this.

Ingredients :

1. Almonds - 1/3 cup

2. Cashews  -1/3 cup

3. Chia seeds - 1 tsp

4. Walnuts - 1/4 cup

5. Pistachio  -1/4 cup

6. White sesame seeds - 1 tsp

7. Date - 1/2 cup (seedless)

8. Cardamom powder - a pinch (optional)

9. Pinch of salt

10. Rolled oats - 1/2 cup 

Process:

1. Firstly take a bowl, add a cup of lukewarm water and pour the dates. Keep aside for 40-45 minutes. Now put them in a grinder and make a smooth paste.

2. In a frying pan, dry roast all the super foods till they spread a good aroma.

3. Now add the date puree to the nuts and give a good mix, you can add a pinch of salt and cardamom powder if you wish to (optional). Once you add date puree, it will start sticking together with all the nuts, if its not sticking together, you can add 1 tbsp of warm water also to make a soft and crunchy dough. 

4. Dry roast the rolled oats and grind them well to powdered form and add them in the mixture and give a good mix. Once the dough is ready, in a flat tray, place a butter paper or you can just grease the tray (if you do not have butter paper) and dump the dough and press firmly. To get the bars nice and smooth on top, wet your fingers and use them to smooth out the surface. 

5. Once the bars are ready, use the edges of the butter paper to lift the bars out of the tray and place on to a cutting board, and cut into pieces.

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.