A long while back, I did a review on chia seeds (which remains one of my most-viewed posts). In short, I found these healthy little nuggets to be palatable only in certain instances, but otherwise, the gel-ing was hard for me to eat.
Recently, I learned that cold, gloppy foods like puddings and overnight oats (where you soak oats in milk overnight instead of cooking) were good homes for chia seeds.
First exhibit: pumpkin chia pudding. I had leftover pumpkin from a recent vegan brownie expedition, so I snacked on the rest of can throughout the week. Here, I mixed a small 1/3 c of canned pure pumpkin, maybe about 1/4 c hemp milk, and 1 large Tbsp of chia seeds, along with some pumpkin spice and stevia. After mixing and a few hours in the fridge, I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious this was... literally like pumpkin pudding! Couldn't even taste the chia or gag at the gel-ing. In this case, it was GOOD gel-ing!
Next, I tried a recipe from Un Vie Sine. Cocoa powder and peanut flour went in this one. Although very fluffy, I didn't like the taste of this at all. It was kind of bitter and lacked flavor, which I guess I could have solved with some more sweetener? And also, 3 Tbsp of chia seeds is too much, even for me...
For the dairy intolerant, this use of chia seeds is very welcome. :) Gotta play around with the combos some more, next time I'm on a health kick.
Recently, I learned that cold, gloppy foods like puddings and overnight oats (where you soak oats in milk overnight instead of cooking) were good homes for chia seeds.
First exhibit: pumpkin chia pudding. I had leftover pumpkin from a recent vegan brownie expedition, so I snacked on the rest of can throughout the week. Here, I mixed a small 1/3 c of canned pure pumpkin, maybe about 1/4 c hemp milk, and 1 large Tbsp of chia seeds, along with some pumpkin spice and stevia. After mixing and a few hours in the fridge, I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious this was... literally like pumpkin pudding! Couldn't even taste the chia or gag at the gel-ing. In this case, it was GOOD gel-ing!
Next, I tried a recipe from Un Vie Sine. Cocoa powder and peanut flour went in this one. Although very fluffy, I didn't like the taste of this at all. It was kind of bitter and lacked flavor, which I guess I could have solved with some more sweetener? And also, 3 Tbsp of chia seeds is too much, even for me...
For the dairy intolerant, this use of chia seeds is very welcome. :) Gotta play around with the combos some more, next time I'm on a health kick.
Great recipe! I love chia seeds but I only use them in my smoothies. Gonna definitely try this.
ReplyDeleteI recently wrote an article on the health benefits of chia seeds, check it out and let me know what do you think about it, I would really appreciate it!
http://www.theironyou.com/2011/06/chia-seeds-aztec-superfood.html
Peace
Mike @TheIronYou