APPLE AND COCONUT CHIA PORRIDGE/PUDDING
 
This is a cool summer breakfast porridge/afternoon snack/dessert to serve with fruit, yoghurt, nuts & seeds. Chia is a great source of fibre to ensure optimal bowel transit time & also an excellent source of essential fats, protein and magnesium.
 
 
CHIA GEL 
 

• 4 Tablespoons Chia seeds (black/white or mixture)
• 2 cups Water
• Stir well with fork every 4 mins to separate seeds and prevent clumping
• Should set to a gel like consistency in 15 or so minutes

 
CHIA PORRIDGE  (serves 1-2, increase quantities to make a bigger batch)
 

• 1 cup Chia Gel
• Half -1 tsp. Vanilla powder /vanilla essence (pure not artificial) or vanilla bean inside scraped out
• Half -1 tsp. cinnamon
• Half to one little jar of organic pureed apple/pear baby food
• 100 - 150ml Coconut cream/milk or plain unsweetened yoghurt
• Top with fruit of choice eg: kiwi fruit, blueberries
• Top with toasted pepitas, raw almonds, shredded coconut and serve

 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
 

• Serve with berries, mango, or fruit of choice, bee pollen granules, goji berries, inca berries, pepitas, sunflower seeds &/or lightly toasted slivered almonds, macadamias or walnuts.
• Serve with yoghurt on the side, or instead of coconut cream.
• Coconut flakes would also be a good topping.