Overnight Chia Pudding
(Vegan, GF, low FODMAP). Serves 2.
This simple recipe for chia seed pudding is yummy, healthy and will help to keep you gut healthy and your bowels moving. It’s gluten free, vegan and low FODMAP. It’s super quick - simply mix it before bed, give an extra stir 5-10 min later, pop a lid on it and pop it in the fridge, and enjoy your tasty breakfast the next morning! If you forget to make it the night before you can easily whip it together in the morning, just use boiling water, mix well, and wait 20min or so.
Notes - If you are planning to make chia pudding ahead of time, the best way is to make the pudding in a big bowl. After it has soaked overnight, in the morning, give it a very good stir to break apart any clumps. Once the pudding is a good consistency, then portion it out into the individual pots for the next several days.
Ingredients
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 cup plant-based milk (soy, almond, oat etc)
1 cup of fresh fruit (for topping, ie. strawberries, blueberries, green kiwi).
Nuts and seeds (for topping, ie. chopped hazelnuts, almonds, ground flax seeds)
Sweetener to taste, optional (ie. maple syrup is low FODMAP)
Method
1. In a medium bowl, gently stir together the chia seeds and almond milk. Cover and set in the
refrigerator overnight. If you live in a cool climate it will be fine left on the kitchen bench overnight.
2. In the morning, give the chia seed pudding a very good mix, breaking apart any clumps. It's normal for it to have clumps, but once you give it a good stir, it will become a pudding texture.
3. Top with your favourite fruits, nuts and seeds (I like to use strawberries, blueberries, tahini and chopped mixed nuts). You can add your prebiotics and probiotics. If desired, drizzle on a little maple syrup to taste.
NOTE: If you are taking any, you can add your other prebiotics and probiotics for an extra special gut boost. Also, if you are the creative type, play around with adding additional yummy flavours such as fresh grated ginger or lemon/orange zest, cinnamon, cardamon, turmeric etc. You can also play around with adding some polyphenol rich fruit powders such as pomegranate fruit, red dragon fruit, blackcurrant and blueberry powder etc for an added polyphenol powerhouse for your microbes (aka gut bugs)
