Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding Recipe
We got a really awesome treat for you today. This recipe is the ideal way to fuel up for your upcoming day. You can’t imagine how delicious this omega-3, fiber, and protein-packed breakfast is! It’s sweetened only with fiber-rich dates to give you a smooth start to your day. Sounds like an energy-packed, healthy way to get your day started and help fill you up for the upcoming challenges ahead! Makes 8 servings.
Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked 3 hours
- 4 cups filtered water
- 7 Medjool dates, pitted
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons coconut butter, or unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
- ½ cup chia seeds
- 4 persimmons, or 4 cups berries or other fruit
- 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
Directions
- Add water, dates, salt, cinnamon, coconut butter, and vanilla.
- Blend until very smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl and add chia seeds.
- Stir to blend without clumps of chia seeds.
- Refrigerate 2 or more hours to allow chia seeds to absorb moisture.
- Serve topped with persimmons and cacao nibs.
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Nutritionist at Fresh Balance Nutrition
FreshBalanceNutrition.com helps you to enjoy whole foods to reach a healthy weight, avoid disease, and feel balanced. Jennifer Cohen Katz is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist that lives the same active, healthy lifestyle she recommends to clients. Her knowledge and passion encompass integrative and functional nutrition, sports nutrition, and whole foods cooking.
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