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Homemade Chia Pods – Breakfast, Snack or Dessert!

Whip this up on Sunday night… and you have a super nutritious breakfast READY TO EAT all week!

In our recipe Sonia uses the beautiful organic plums that have been so abundant this season. You could use any fruit ~ try stewed apple and rhubarb, mixed berries or freshly sliced banana.

Make sure you are buying Australian Chia Seeds!!

Chia Seed Mix – mix the following together and set aside

  • 1 can Coconut Milk
  • 1/4 cup Chia Seeds
  • 1/2 cup Rolled Oats (omit for gluten free – add a little extra Chia)
  • 1 tsp Maple Syrup or Honey (optional)
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon powdered

Plum Compote

  • 1kg Plums
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • Juice and zest of 1/2 Lime

METHOD

  • Remove stone and cut plums into quarters
  • Add to a saucepan with a 1/4 cup of water
  • Lightly simmer for 10 minutes
  • Strain out excess liquid (my kids love this!)
  • Remove cinnamon stick
  • Process in a blender or use a hand blender to purée.

We love the tart taste of this, although you could choose to add a small amount of rapadura or coconut sugar if you would like it a little sweeter :).

Layer your Chia mix and fruit compote in jars… put on the lids and you are good to go! If you want to eat your Chia mix with fresh fruit, refrigerate your Chia mix in a covered container and serve some each morning in a bowl with fresh fruit, nuts and seeds on top.

These tiny seeds are little nutritional powerhouses.Organic_Chia_Pods

2 Tablespoons of Chia Seeds contain:

  • Fibre: 11 grams.
  • Protein: 4 grams.
  • Fat: 9 grams (5 of which are Omega-3s).
  • Calcium: 18 percent of the RDA.
  • Manganese: 30 percent of the RDA.
  • Magnesium: 30 percent of the RDA.
  • Phosphorus: 27 percent of the RDA.
  • Plus a decent amount of Zinc, Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Potassium, Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) and Vitamin B2.

 

 

2 thoughts on “Homemade Chia Pods – Breakfast, Snack or Dessert!”

  1. We look forward to hearing your Chia Pod success story Sarah! ;)… There’s lots of variations available for this one… so if something doesn’t tickle your fancy, then let us know and we can tweak it so if gets the tick of approval!!

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