Creamy Strawberry Chocolate Chia Pudding

Velvet · #1 02-20-2010, 12:59 PM

My friend Lucy calls chia seeds "amazing little bladders of water". Chia seeds swell up in liquids and become gelatinous, like tapioca pearls. They are a wonderful source of calcium and omega 3 fatty acids, and will keep you full for a long time while drawing out bad cholesterol out of your body!

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1 - 1 1/2 cups water
- 3 T agave nectar
- 1 inch vanilla bean
- 1/2 - 1 cup diced strawberries
- 1 t lucuma powder
- 1 T raw cacao
- 4 T chia seeds

Directions
- Blend the cashews, water, agave, vanilla, strawberries, lucuma and cacao to make a creamy nut milk.
- In a small bowl, or in 2 cups with 2 T of chia seeds in each, stir the chia seeds with the strawberry milk until the chia seeds are well coated.
- Drink immediately, or set aside until the chia seeds have gelled and you have a tapioca-pudding like bowl of deliciousness.

wyjoz · #2 02-20-2010, 01:13 PM

now ThanKiss for

'''' you have a tapioca-pudding like bowl of deliciousness''''

I'm so glad that we have such delicious access for this delicious

''superfood'' yeah!

Velvet · #3 02-20-2010, 01:20 PM

Chia totally is a superfood

Veganforlife · #4 02-20-2010, 05:00 PM

SWEET! Tomorrow's breakfast! Thnx!

and they ARE little bladders of water. I LOVE THEM! I take a "swig" or two or five daily of them! I once was getting a dehydration headache and took two big swigs of chia gel and my headache left! THAT quick. Amazing isn't it how a teeny little seed can be sooo powerful. Just shows the power of Nature and size DOESN't matter...!

There was once a little nut that became a mighty oak!

Carmella · #5 02-20-2010, 05:22 PM

Yay! A new yummy way to enjoy our chia seeds! Thanks girls! (Lucy, that's you right VFL?

)

We've got all the goodies and will be making this for breakfast tomorrow.

Veganforlife · #6 02-20-2010, 05:28 PM

Veganforlife = Lucy = Raw = Living = Health
Yup! That's me!

shannsu · #7 02-20-2010, 06:11 PM

Anything with strawberries in it has got MY name on it! Will keep this recipe for strawberry season, for sure!
Thanks berry much, xx

Veganforlife · #8 02-22-2010, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Velvet

My friend Lucy calls chia seeds "amazing little bladders of water". Chia seeds swell up in liquids and become gelatinous, like tapioca pearls. They are a wonderful source of calcium and omega 3 fatty acids, and will keep you full for a long time while drawing out bad cholesterol out of your body!

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3 T agave nectar
- 1 inch vanilla bean
- 1/2 cup diced strawberries
- 1 t lucuma powder
- 1 T raw cacao
- 4 T chia seeds

Directions
- Blend the cashews, water, agave, vanilla, strawberries, lucuma and cacao to make a creamy nut milk.
- In a small bowl, or in 2 cups with 2 T of chia seeds in each, stir the chia seeds with the strawberry milk until the chia seeds are well coated.
- Drink immediately, or set aside until the chia seeds have gelled and you have a tapioca-pudding like bowl of deliciousness.

I made this but don't have cashews, used Brazil nuts instead and added a good CUP of already gelled Chia seeds. It is YUM-OH!!!

Velvet · #9 02-22-2010, 07:25 AM

Made it on Sunday morning for breakfast, and served it with a bowl of cubed pineapple. Then we went cross country skiing and it was greaaaaaat. First break I took in WEEKS! I was squealing like a child. lol

Veganforlife · #10 02-22-2010, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Velvet

Made it on Sunday morning for breakfast, and served it with a bowl of cubed pineapple. Then we went cross country skiing and it was greaaaaaat. First break I took in WEEKS! I was squealing like a child. lol

Oh yum! The possibilities of what to add are endless - coconut, cacao nibs, buckwheaties...YOW-ZERS!!!

Velvet · #11 02-22-2010, 07:36 AM

Cacao nibs would totally rock this chia pudding!

Veganforlife · #12 02-22-2010, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Velvet

Cacao nibs would totally rock this chia pudding!

Um, don' 'cha mean RAWk this chia pudding- hee hee!!!

::runs away giggling::

::runs back in room::

Guess what? I have some jungle peanuts and in my mind I was coming up with a peanut-flavored chia pudding...

What I like about this strawberry/choc/chia pudding is the seeds from the strawberries and the chia seeds - I swear it tasted like biting down on little sweet bursties. Don't want to call it sugar, but it is Nature's sugar. Soooo good.

Velvet · #13 02-22-2010, 02:42 PM

Photo!

Veganforlife · #14 02-23-2010, 06:23 AM

OH SNAP! You know what I just realized? I didn't blend my strawberries! What the? Oh well. Next time I'll have to do that! That is too funny! I kept thinking Velvet's looks way creamier than mine...

Carmella · #15 02-26-2010, 09:14 AM

We enjoyed this at our friends' in Phoenix. So good and filling too!