Simple almond chia pudding

September 27, 2015 at 11:55 pm (Alma's faves, B plus (3.5 stars, like a lot), breakfast, Mom’s recipes, Monthly menu plan: brunch, Pudding) (toddler-approved)

When we visited my Mom in June, she made a simple chia pudding with almond milk, which I really liked. It’s also vegan and raw. I liked it so much that when I got home I bought some chia seeds. But then of course I never got around to using them. When my mom came to visit in August, she discovered the unopened package, and made homemade almond milk and then used it to make me some more of her chia pudding. It was delicious. But making the almond milk was a pain, because my almonds didn’t peel easily. So for a second batch she tried making a version with hemp milk instead of almond milk. It was also good, but the hemp milk adds a pretty sharp grassy note. Alma ate both versions, but seemed to prefer the one with almond milk. Once my mom left I didn’t have the energy to make almond milk, so I bought some at the store and made another batch of chia almond milk pudding. Alma really liked it.

Almond chia pudding

Alma really likes plain almond chia pudding. I’m using a slight variant of my Mom’s recipe (with a bit more chia seeds). In a 2 cup glass jar mix together:

• 1.5 cups almond milk
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 3/4 tsp. date syrup
• 3/8 tsp. almond extract

Stir well so the chia seeds don’t clump up. Let sit for at least an hour, so the chia seeds have time to hydrate. Refrigerate if you’re not eating it immediately.

This is not really enough chia pudding for all of us to have for breakfast. If I serve this for breakfast (usually with berries), then Alma can eat at least 2/3 of it all by herself! I might also try making something else to go with it — gyro tempeh or scrambled tofu perhaps?

Still, I think next time I’m going to try using a larger jar and making a bit more:

• 2 cups almond milk
• 1/3 cup chia seeds
• 1 tsp. date syrup
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract