This simple dish is perfect for breakfast. Make it the night before and you will have a delicious meal ready for you when you wake up. Get the recipe below.
What is Banana, Date and Chia Seed Pudding?
You might be wondering how a pudding can be breakfast and how bananas, dates and chia seeds combine to make a creamy breakfast dish. Read on and all of your questions will be answered!
Chia see pudding is a creamy, pudding like dish that is often enjoyed for breakfast due to it's ability to keep you fuller for longer. The chia seeds swell overnight when mixed with liquid and it is these magic chia seeds that keep you full and they are meant to be good at controlling blood sugar levels.
Without any other ingredients added, chia pudding would taste quite earthy. But, the banana and dates make it taste like banoffee pie!
How to make Banana, Date and Chia Seed Pudding
If you are familar with the concept of overnight oats then you are already halfway to understanding how to make chia pudding.
All you need to do is combine your chia seeds with a liquid, stir it together and leave overnight. In the morning you can top it with your choice of fruit, nuts and seeds. In this case we’ve topped ours with frozen cherries, toasted almonds and almond butter.
To make chia pudding super creamy we don’t just add milk, we make a smoothie of banana, dates and almond milk first. We then add this to the chia seeds and mix well. If we just used milk the pudding would be too thin. The banana makes it thicker and more unctuous. The dates are there to add sweetness.
The recipe
Banana and Chia Seed Pudding
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 4 medjool dates pitted
- 120 ml plant milk e.g. oat milk or almond milk
- 40 grams ground almonds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Add 1 of the bananas, 2 of the dates, ground almonds and plant milk into a food processor and and blitz until smooth.
- Add the chia seeds and mix well, ensuring all of the chia seeds are covered in the banana mix.
- Spoon the banana, date and chia seed pudding into two bowls or glasses and leave for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Before serving, slice the banana and the remaining dates. Add these to the top of the pudding and enjoy!
Nutrition
How long does chia pudding keep?
Without the toppings, chia pudding will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days. This makes it perfect for anyone who likes to meal prep. Simply whip up a batch on a Sunday and enjoy Monday – Friday. Just add the slices of banana and chopped dates in the morning, right before you dive in.
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