This recipe is for all you chia pudding lovers out there! Delicious and nutritious, coconut blackberry chia pudding is perfect for a quick and easy breakfast or snack.
Made with just three ingredients - coconut milk, chia seeds and blackberries - it only takes 5 minutes to prepare!
Plus, it is naturally sweetened and contains no added sugar. And, it's vegan and gluten-free!
So, if you're looking for a healthy and delicious pudding recipe, this one is for you! It's perfect for those days when you want something sweet yet healthy, and don't want to make an entire batch. Simply combine all the ingredients in a jar or bowl, let it set in the fridge, and enjoy!
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💕 Why You’re Going to Love This Recipe
- Only takes 5 minutes to prepare
- Uses only three simple ingredients
- It is a completely sugar free sweet treat
- Easy to meal prep in advance for convenience
- It’s a great way to include more chia seeds in your diet
- Single serve recipe is perfect for snacking
🇬🇧 Wild Blackberry Picking in the UK
Summer is drawing to a close, the weather is gradually getting cooler, and the days, shorter. Autumn is just around the corner. But there is no need to frown because you know what this means? Blackberry picking!
In the UK, around late August / early September this is when bramble hedges start to explode with the glossy purple blobs that are blackberries. Blackberry picking is something I enjoyed as a child, and continue to be excited by to this day! Maybe it’s the nostalgia, or maybe it’s the fact I’m saving £13 a kilo not having to buy them at the supermarket!
I am lucky enough to live only a few minutes’ walk away from a plethora of bramble hedges, so come late August, I took my daughter out to pick some wild berries. She had great fun pointing them out for me to pick, ordering “Bramble!” every time she wanted another one to taste (she’s 16 months by the way, so is still working on her manners).
For the punnet of blackberries that we brought home with us, I needed to put them to good use in a recipe. Enter my Blackberry Coconut Chia Pudding!
🌱 The Benefits of Chia Seeds
If you don’t already eat chia seeds on the regular, here is why you should be:
Chia seeds are small seeds that resemble poppy seeds that come from the Salvia hispanica plant. These seeds are extremely nutritionally dense, and offer a wide range of health benefits. For example, they are an excellent source of fibre, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. They also contain vitamins and minerals that are important for overall health such as calcium, phosphorous and magnesium.
Chia seeds are also loaded with antioxidants, which can help protect the body from damage caused by free radicals, and are also an excellent food to promote digestive health.
They have a very mild nutty flavour. Eaten raw, they are very hard and difficult to chew, however, once they are combined with water or a high-water content ingredient, they absorb the water, which results in a gelatinous pudding-like texture.
So if you're looking for a healthy addition to your diet, consider adding chia seeds to your list of options. You may be surprised at all the benefits they have to offer.
💫 Recipe Variations
Don’t have blackberries on hand? Simply substitute for another low sugar berry such as blueberry, strawberry, or raspberry.
Although I have suggested a few drops of liquid stevia in the recipe, I don’t find this to be necessary unless your berries happen to be particularly bitter. Experiment with or without added stevia to see which option you prefer.
In this recipe I have used coconut milk because the higher fat content results in a creamier pudding. But you could easily substitute for your favourite plant milk including almond, hemp or oat milk.
Find out How to Make Homemade Coconut Milk Using Desiccated Coconut
Or check out my post, How to Save Money on Coconut Milk
🥣 How to Make Blended Chia Pudding
If you’re not a fan of the appearance of the individual chia seeds in your pudding for whatever reason, did you know you can blend the mixture up into a smooth pudding instead?
Simply add the coconut milk and chia seeds to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. The consistency will become more of a mousse-like texture. The higher powered your blender, the smoother the consistency will become.
Then allow to set in the refrigerate as normal for 3-4 hours.
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Single Serve Coconut Blackberry Chia Pudding (No Sugar)
Ingredients
- 25 g chia seeds
- 100 ml coconut milk OR 10g creamed coconut plus 100ml water
- 50 g fresh blackberries reserve some to top the pudding
- 4-6 drops liquid stevia or 1 teaspoon xylitol optional
- coconut flakes optional
Instructions
- Stir together the chia seeds and coconut milk in your serving pot and leave to soak whilst preparing your blackberry topping.
- Wash the blackberries well and drain. Place the blackberries in a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds at 900W. Alternatively, you can heat the blackberries in a saucepan on a low heat.
- Once heated, mash with a fork to form a pulpy sauce. If the berries are particularly sharp, add 4-6 drops of liquid stevia for sweetness, however, this is often not required as the coconut milk will dull much of the sharpness.
- Pour the blackberry pulp on top of the chia seed and coconut milk mixture, cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until set.
- Serve with extra blackberries and coconut flakes as desired.
Notes
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