Chia seed and strawberry pudding. From English, Chia pudding, it is a dessert/breakfast/snack — light yet delicious and nutritious — made with healthy ingredients suitable for omnivorous, vegan or vegetarian diets depending on whether you use animal or plant-based milk or yogurt.
Ideal for all ages. These seeds have many beneficial properties: they stand out for anti-colitis, cholesterol-lowering and slimming actions, as well as a preventive action against diabetes and osteoporosis, and an anti-inflammatory effect on the gastric mucosa and hormone-rebalancing for women in pre- and menopause.
To sweeten it if you like it sweet, you can use cane sugar or, as in my case, a sweetener.
It doesn’t need cooking, just a little rest in the fridge, at least 2 hours to set properly.
You can prepare it the night before and always have it ready in the fridge for breakfast or a snack.
Thought for you:
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, Mother's Day
- Energy 177.41 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 25.77 (g) of which sugars 8.63 (g)
- Proteins 6.82 (g)
- Fat 10.85 (g) of which saturated 3.00 (g)of which unsaturated 7.36 (g)
- Fibers 6.30 (g)
- Sodium 5.75 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 196 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
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- 1 2/3 cups milk (your choice of milk or yogurt)
- 5 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 2 tbsp stevia (or 60 g (about 5 tbsp) erythritol)
- 2 cups strawberries (or other fruit)
Tools
What we need to prepare
- 4 Serving cups
- 1 Bowl
- Whisk
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting board
Preparation: Chia Seed and Strawberry Pudding
Pour the milk, nutmeg, cinnamon and the sweetener you chose into a glass bowl,
then add the chia seeds,
and whisk for 1 minute, repeating the operation at least 5 times so the milk is well absorbed by the seeds, which are very light and tend to float. For this reason it is important to stir several times so they blend well with the milk.
Divide the mixture into 4 serving cups and put them in the fridge for at least 2 hours to allow them to set.
Meanwhile, take half of the strawberries and chop them by knife or with a food processor, while the other half you can slice or carve as you see in my photo.
After the 2 hours or when needed, garnish with the fruit and it’s ready.
Here is the Chia Seed and Strawberry Pudding
Storage
Chia Seed and Strawberry Pudding
I prepared it with strawberries, but you can opt for any other type of fruit or even with muesli or dark chocolate flakes, or chopped nuts, or unsweetened cocoa.
In short, you can give free rein to your imagination.
You can store chia seed pudding in the fridge for up to 3 days covered with plastic wrap.
Questions
Chia Seed and Strawberry Pudding
Can I replace the strawberries?
Yes, with any fruit.
