Chia seeds are an amazing ingredient. They have become such a huge super food as they are packed with lots of nutrients. It’s only in the past year or so I started buying them  (much later than many people I know), but now I have, I love them. They are great for making various puddings. They cleverly absorb any liquid you add to them and become and jelly like consistency and that’s a great texture for kids, as what kid doesn’t like jelly, right?

I usually just add fruit and liquid of some sort when making a chia pudding, but this time, I had some coconut milk that needed to be used up, so combining that with some over ripe plums, which I cooked up into a sauce, made these little puddings which are delicious and healthy too.  These are the chai seeds I like to use, but you can purchase them at most grocery stores or health food store.

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Plum and Coconut Chia Pudding

Yield: SERVES 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

Plum Sauce

• 3 large plums
• juice of half a small lime
• 2 tbs of maple syrup

Chia Pudding

• 1/4 cup of chia seeds
• 1/2 cup of coconut milk, canned
• 3/4 cup of coconut water
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbs of maple syrup
• 1 tbs of unsweetened shredded coconut

to decorate:

• unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

Plum Sauce

1. Peel the plums
2. Chop and add to a saucepan
3. Bring to a boil and then allow to simmer covered, stirring occasionally until the plums break down into more of a sauce consistency
4. Add the lime juice and maple syrup and continue to simmer until sauce reduces down and thickens. (about 20 mins in total, from first adding plums to saucepan)
5. Set aside to cool, and then refrigerate.

Chia Pudding

1. Add all ingredients for the chia pudding to a bowl and mix well to combine.
2. Place in a tub and refrigerate until overnight to thicken.

1. Serve chia pudding topped with some plum sauce and shredded coconut

Notes

Will keep about 3 days in fridge

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: g
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 177Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 62mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 4gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g