Chocolate Chia Pudding - Breakfast / Dessert (PICNIC)

Hello… We’ve been spending alot of time at the beach and I try to make different things for our picnic basket. For me the deal is quick, easy & tasty. Please watch video showing just how simple, below.

This is a lovely pot to bring along to have as breakfast or dessert, top it with loads of yogurt and fresh fruit. Yum.

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Benefits of Chia seeds -

  • they are an excellent source of omega fatty acids, rich in anti-oxidants, they also provide fibre, calcium and iron.

Makes 2 medium or 4 small jars

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup cocoa powder

4 tablespoons of maple syrup

1/2 tsp each vanilla and ground cinnamon

1 tin coconut milk or 1 1/2 cups of milk of your choice.

1/2 cup chia seeds.


METHOD

  • whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl or jug and then pour or spoon into jars.

  • top with yogurt and fresh fruit, leave to set in the fridge. Can be made overnight. I usually make it in the morning before we leave the house and it is ready to eat after an hour.

Other interesting facts about chia seeds - 2tbs of Chia seeds contain :

6 x more iron than spinach - 6 x more calcium than milk - 41 percent of your daily fibre &

64 percent more potassium than a banana.