Chia Seeds Recipes

One ounce of chia seeds provides 11 grams of fibres and 4 grams of protein, with only 129 calories and 9 grams of fat. if you are looking to add another add another source of healthy fatty-acids to your diet, these are a few recipes that will certainly help you out.

 

Guilt-Free Chia Seed Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup chia seeds
  • 1 cup organic coconut milk
  • 2 Tbsp. raw honey
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. Himalayan salt, optional

 

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for five to 30 minutes so the chia seeds absorb the moisture and becomes a pudding.
  2. If pudding is too thick, you can add more milk to thin it out to your desired consistency.
  3. Add your favourite topping such as strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or slices of banana and enjoy!

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Stir together the rolled oats, chia seeds, almonds, cherries, coconut flakes, both types of raisins, the sunflower seeds, walnuts, maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla in a large bowl. Pour onto the prepared baking sheet and season with salt.
  3. Bake, stirring after 15 minutes, until the nuts are golden brown, about 30 minutes’ total. Let cool and add to your favourite yogurt!

    Granola With Chia Seeds

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
    • 1/2 cup black chia seeds
    • 1/4 cup sliced almonds
    • 1/4 cup dried cherries
    • 1/4 cup coconut flakes
    • 1/4 cup golden raisins
    • 1/4 cup raisins
    • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
    • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
    • 1/4 cup maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • Kosher salt
    • Yogurt, for serving

     

      Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

      Ingredients

      • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
      • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
      • 1 teaspoon hazelnut flavor instant coffee powder (optional)
      • 1/4 cup chia seeds
      • 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons honey, or to taste

      Directions

      1. Mix cocoa powder, brown sugar, and instant coffee powder together in a bowl; stir until no lumps remain. Fold chia seeds into the mixture. Pour milk into the bowl and stir to incorporate; let the mixture sit a few minutes before stirring again. Repeat resting and stirring a few times over the course of 20 minutes.
      2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours to overnight.
      3. Drizzle honey over the pudding to serve.

       

        Chia Muesli Bites

        Ingredients

        • ½ cup of chia seeds
        • ½ cup of wholemeal flour
        • ½ cup of oats
        • ½ cup of pepita seeds
        • ½ cup of shredded coconut
        • 1 cup of dates
        • 125 grams of coconut oil
        • 1 tbs of honey
        • 1 cup of warm water

         

          Directions:

           

          1. Before you start, soak the dates in a cup of warm water for a few minutes for the soften up. Drain the water and pop the dates into the blender.
          2. Melt the coconut oil and honey on a low heat and then add to the blender to whizz up the dates, oil and honey together to form a smooth paste.
          3. In a medium sized bowl, add all the dry ingredients and then pour in the date mixture. Bring the mixture together like a cookie dough so the mixture is moist but not too wet.
          4. Place the mixture into a lined baking tin and flatten it out with the palm of your hand until it is about 1-2 cms in thickness.
          5. Place the tray in a preheated 180-degree oven and cook for around 15-20 minutes. The slice will not be firm but brown on top.
          6. Take it out of the oven and carefully ‘cut’ the slice into the desired size, small bites a best for portion control. Do not take it out of the tray. Let it cool completely to firm up. This will take around 15 minutes.
          7. Keep the bites in a sealed container in the fridge and eat over the week.

          Banana Chia Bia Breakfast Muffin

          Ingredients

          • 96g oatsChia bia Muffins-1
          • 30g Chia Bia seeds
          • 30g golden linseed
          • 6tbsp sweetener
          • 1 egg
          • 100ml soya milk
          • 1 small mashed banana
          • Method

           

          1. Pre-heat the oven to 180oC
          2. Mix the oats, Chia Bia seeds, linseed and sweetener together
          3. Beat egg and milk together in a jug
          4. Mix the dry ingredients and egg mixture together
          5. Beat in mashed banana
          6. Divide into 6 cases and bake for 14 minutes