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Raw Vegan Basic Chia Pudding

January 5, 2015 By admin 4 Comments

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chia pudding Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!

My first recipe post for 2015 is a basic chia pudding. My last post was almond milk (nut & seed milk basics), and since one of the main ingredients in chia pudding is nut/seed milk, I thought it would be appropriate.
Once you know how to make the basic chia pudding, you can play with different toppings, or make it into different flavors, like my pumpkin chia pudding. Your pudding creation variations are endless!

Chia puddings are perfect as a breakfast on a busy mornings, as an afternoon pick me up when your energy is low, or just as a tasty, yummy snack! It’s also great as a pre and post workout fuel. Eaten before the workout, it’ll give you sustained energy throughout your workout, and eaten after the workout, it’ll aid in recovery and repairing the muscle tissues. My husband was recently training for the Ironman race and he used chia pudding often before long swim, bike and runs.

Chia seeds have became a common health food in recent years, but what are they? They are a prized Mayan superfood. Its name comes from an ancient Mayan word meaning “strength”. They are packed with fiber, Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, iron, magnesium, calcium, protein, and anti-oxidants. It also keeps you satiated for a long time, which makes it perfect for a hectic morning or to prevent unwanted snacking. Chia seeds have been a part of our modern culture for some time. Ever heard of a chia pet? That’s right!

They come in two colors, black and white, but the black ones are the most common to find in stores. White ones are great for when you are making a dish that’s light in color, and don’t want the black chia seed specks showing through.

chia seed
Chia puddings are super easy to make. It’s made by utilizing chia seed’s gelling properties. When you mix chia seeds with liquid and let it sit, each seed gel. It’s hard to tell in this picture, but a clear gel layer surrounds each seed. By adjusting the ratio of liquid to chia seeds, you can tweak how thick or thin you want the mixture to be.

jelled chia sml To make chia pudding, all you need is the nut or seed milk of your choice, maple syrup, and chia seeds.

chia pudding Just dump everything into the bowl and mix well taking breaks in between until it starts to gel. There’s really not much to it!

chia pudding An even easier way to do this part is by using the blender. Just throw everything in the blender, and run it in the lowest setting for several minutes, until it starts to gel and thicken.
If you are making cashew milk for the pudding, you can do it all in the same blender. Just make the cashew milk first in the blender, then add the chia seeds and maple syrup and blend! You don’t need to strain cashew milk so it’s super easy, and clean up is a breeze. Perfect for when you are in a time crunch.

chia pudding Pour it into the dish or container of your choice, and let it set in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to overnight until it sets and gels.

chia pudding Done! Too easy! Top with the fruit of your choice. You can also add nuts, seeds, coconut flakes, cacao nibs, or anything you like! These keep in the refrigerator for 3 days covered. I always make bigger batches, so that I can have it for 3 days as breakfast or a snack. Between my husband and I, they always get eaten!

chia pudding These are extremely good for you, but above all, are delicious. Add this to your breakfast repertoire and you won’t be disappointed. Enjoy!

Basic Chia Pudding
 
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Cook time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
Author: Mariko Sakata
Cuisine: raw food, raw vegan, gluten-free
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 cup nut milk or seed milk of your choice
  • 3 Tablespoons chia seeds
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup or sweetener of your choice
  • ½ teaspoon non-alcohol vanilla extract (optional)
  • Some fruits of your choice for topping
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. If you want to use the blender, throw all the ingredients into the blender and blend in the lowest setting for several minutes, until it starts to gel and thicken.
  2. Transfer it into a dish or container and let it sit in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours or overnight.
  3. Top with fruit and serve.
Notes
Keeps in the refrigerator for 3 days.
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    March 16, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    […] Also great for dipping fruits and vanilla macaroons, or drizzling over  banana ice cream, chia pudding or overnight apple cinnamon […]

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    October 20, 2016 at 6:45 am

    […] has been my favorite go-to recipe lately. I love my basic chia pudding, but sometimes I don’t have nut milk on hand. I never buy packaged nut milk […]

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    December 21, 2016 at 2:27 am

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Hi, I'm Mariko! I am a raw food chef, instructor, and a cookbook author. Plant-based cooking is my passion. My creations are plant-based, mostly raw, and gluten free.
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Ying and Yang☯️ My utmost respect to Stacey A Ying and Yang☯️ 
My utmost respect to Stacey Abrams. The word “inspirational” does not quite cut it.
Testing a couple of vegan cheeses🌱🧀 We’ll Testing a couple of vegan cheeses🌱🧀 We’ll see how they turn out🧐
Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season😊

新しいヴィーガンチーズを研究中✨さて仕上がりはどうなるかな?

ヴィーガンチーズのオンラインオンデマンドクラスにご興味のある方はプロフィールのリンクからどうぞ🙇🏻‍♀️
Getting ready to cook some gluten free 100% buckwh Getting ready to cook some gluten free 100% buckwheat soba for New Year’s Eve🍜 It’s a Japanese tradition to eat soba on New Year’s Eve for good fortune and longevity for the coming new year. Probably one of my favorite traditions, because it gives me another excuse to eat noodles🍜💕 I’ll have my bowl of soba to wish everyone good fortune and longevity🙏🏼✨
Happy New Year’s Eve! 

アメリカはまだ大晦日なので、年越しこれから年越し蕎麦を🍜少し自宅から遠い日系マーケットに行く機会がコロナで今年激減したので、大事にとっておいた十割蕎麦を年越し蕎麦に✨

日本の皆様、明けましておめでとうございます🎍2020年はコロナで未曾有の一年で、日本にも一時帰国できませんでしたが、その分オンラインクラスやオンデマンドクラスを通して皆様にお会いでき、又お陰様で増版、台湾語と韓国語版も出版され、実りも大変多い一年でした。昨年は大変お世話になりました。本年も何卒宜しくお願い申し上げます🙇🏻‍♀️
Uplifting a gloomy Monday with this plate of raw v Uplifting a gloomy Monday with this plate of raw vegan cheddar cheese🌱🧀 Hope everyone in LA us staying dry🌧

ロサンゼルスには珍しく今日は一日中雨🌧熟成していた太陽のようなローフードヴィーガンチェダーチーズをおやつに気分転換🌱🧀
Enjoying some post Christmas treats and probably g Enjoying some post Christmas treats and probably going to pass out from sugar crash🎄😝

クリスマスツリーのライスクリスピートリーツ(スピルリナ入り)🎄来年は抹茶味で緑色にしたいけれど、夫が抹茶味あまり好きではないので、レシピ2倍でプレーンと両方作らないといけないかな?
Merry Christmas everyone💚 I made some minty ric Merry Christmas everyone💚 I made some minty rice crispy treats this year, and this may very well become one of our yearly tradition🎄Tastes like crunchy York peppermint patties💕 Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas✨

ミント味のライスクリスピートリーツ💚ライスクリスピートリーツは幼少の頃にニューヨークで出来立てを食べて以来大好きなお菓子ですが、高カロリーなので特別な日にしか作りません😅今年はミント味にアレンジしてみたら、これまた美味し過ぎて毎年恒例になりそうです✨
When we decorated our tree earlier this week, we w When we decorated our tree earlier this week, we were a bit short on ornaments, but we were able to get extras just in time🎄✨ Listening to Mariah, my QUEEN and tree trimming now❄️ Merry Christmas and happy holidays everone✨

クリスマスツリーの飾りが先日少し足りなかったので、オーダーした追加の飾りがギリギリイブの今日届きました❄️毎年恒例のマライヤ・キャリーやマイケル・ブーブレを聴きながらツリーの飾り付け🎄皆様素敵なクリスマスをお過ごしください✨
Testing out my Waring blender for vegan cheese mak Testing out my Waring blender for vegan cheese making😊 Not gonna lie, it’s no Vitamix, but it does a good job👍🏼

最近お気に入りの普通のミキサーで試しにヴィーガンチーズ作り🌱🧀勿論バイタミックスには負けますが、なかなかの出来👌🏼
The homemade ornaments we made yesterday worked ou The homemade ornaments we made yesterday worked out great on our newly delivered white Christmas tree🎄Orion’s ornament hanging above my husband’s favorite ornament from his childhood, a vintage snoopy ornament circa 1981. I love the look of this vintage Hallmark panorama ball ornament. I may need to add some more from eBay. Happy holidays everyone❄️

昨日作った手作りオーナメントを白いクリスマスツリーに飾り付け🎄夫の幼少の頃のお気に入りのスヌーピーオーナメントと一緒に❄️1981年の物でヴィンテージのホールマークのオーナメントなんですが、中がダイオラマになっていて、ストーリー性があって面白いんです✨これから毎年一つ、他のバージョンを足していこうと思います😊
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