Valentine’s Day Recipe: Chia Pudding
‘Tis the season to celebrate love, right? Show your body some affection with this lovely Valentine’s Day snack or dessert!
Chia seeds are a great source of fiber which can help guard your body and keep a healthy digestive system.
Dark chocolate not only is a national heartthrob, but paired with raspberries this pudding is a great source of antioxidants which are shown to be beneficial for cancer prevention.
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Valentine’s Chia Pudding
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
- 6 Tbsp chia seeds
2 cups skim milk or favorite milk substitute- 6 large squares dark chocolate (at least 60% cacao)
- ½ cup fresh or frozen raspberries + 6 to decorate
Instructions:
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Place raspberries and 1 cup milk in blender and puree until smooth. Pour the mixture into a glass jar and add 3 Tbsp chia seeds. Stir well with a spoon, or if your jar has a lid, shake well until all of the seeds are evenly covered in the raspberry liquid. Cover with a tight lid and place in the refrigerator.
- Place 4 chocolate squares into a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until chocolate is fully melted. Add 1 cup milk and whisk until combined.
- Once the chocolate mixture is cool, pour it into a glass jar and add 3 Tbsp. of chia seeds. Stir well with a spoon, or if your jar has a lid, shake well until all of the seeds are evenly covered in the chocolate liquid.
- Keep the raspberry and chocolate chia seed mixtures in the fridge overnight or for at least 4 hours.
- Layer the chocolate and raspberry chia pudding into 2 small dessert glasses.
- Chop the remaining 2 squares of dark chocolate and use to decorate the chia pudding. Top with 2-3 fresh raspberries and enjoy!
Recipe & photo adapted from www.mammachia.com.
