I love the versatility of chia seed pudding. Like me, it wears many hats! It can be a wonderfully satisfying breakfast, an afternoon snack to get me through until dinner, or a refreshing dessert. Now that we are launching into peach season, I just love mixing my chia seed pudding with fresh peaches.
Chia seeds are a great source of Omega 3 fats, and they also pack in a lot of fibre, making them ideal to include as part of a whole food plant based weight loss approach to eating.
Makes 3 breakfast servings or 6 dessert servings
1/2 cup chia seeds
2 cups almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large Medjool dates, chopped into tiny pieces
2 organic dried apricots, chopped into tiny pieces
3 peaches diced – 1 peach per serving
- Stir together all ingredients, except peaches, in a bowl until well combined.
- Store the pudding in an airtight glass container (with a lid) in a refrigerator overnight.
- When ready to serve, stir pudding well and spoon into a bowl. Top each serving with one diced peach