Chia Pudding with Strawberries

👩🏼‍🌾 Ingredients

Strawberries, walnuts, chia seeds, Medjool dates, wheat germ, strawberry powder, hemp hearts, cocoa powder, and nondairy milk.

Nondairy milk - Pick your favorite, but did you know that soymilk contains spermidine, a compound that enhances autophagy—the anti-aging process that helps clear out cellular waste?

Wheat germ- Omit for gluten-free. 1 tablespoon wheat germ has 2.5 mg of spermidine, helpful for slowing down aging.

Cocoa powder - regular cocoa flavanol consumption may have positive effects on facial wrinkles and elasticity. I use this high-flavanol brand.

Strawberry powder (optional) contains fisetin which boosts anti-aging autophagy, helps reduce inflammation, and may help fight cancer.

Walnuts - Researchers have linked consuming more than three servings of walnuts per week to cutting the risk of dying from cancer by half.

Chia seeds may help with weight loss, as they are rich in fiber, which adds bulk to your meals and hence prolongs their satiety value. Plus, they slow down digestion and delay the release of glucose in the blood. This is for ground chia seeds.

Amla powder - (optional) may help lower LDL cholesterol.

See the recipe card for quantities.

🥛 Substitutions

Chia seeds - use black or white (black chia seeds are slightly more nutritious)

Nondairy milk - use your choice of oat, hemp, soy, almond, or cashew

Strawberry powder and wheat germ - omit as desired

Walnuts - use pecans, a different nut of your choice, or pumpkin seeds instead

Dates - substitute with Deglet Noor dates for a less sweet option

Strawberries - substitute with the fruit of your choice

For more healthy breakfasts, visit my Vegan Breakfast Recipes page.

📖 How to Make Chia Pudding with Strawberries

For the full recipe with quantities, scroll down to the bottom of the post. This is an overview.

Chia seeds and blended chia pudding in a blender.

Transfer 1 cup nondairy milk to a blender. Add ¼ cup chia seeds.

Blended chia seeds with nondairy milk in the canister of a blender.

Blend until fully combined and gel-like.

Blended and whole chia seeds in nondairy milk in a blender.

Transfer to a medium container with an airtight lid. Add the remaining ¼ cup milk and 1 tablespoon chia seeds. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Medjool dates, wheat germ, strawberry powder, and cocoa powder in the canister of a food processor.

Transfer the walnuts, dates, wheat germ, hemp hearts, cocoa powder, strawberry powder, and alma powder to the canister of a food processor.

Crumbled walnuts, dates, and cocoa powder in the canister of a food processor.

Pulse until a fine crumble forms.

Chia pudding with strawberries and a cocoa crumb topping in a glass container.

Transfer to the container with the chia pudding and mix to combine. Add chopped fresh strawberries for serving. Or divide the chia pudding between three containers and top each with one-third of the crumble.

🙋🏽‍♀️ Recipe FAQs

What is the fiber-to-carbohydrate ratio useful for?

This ratio gives us an idea of the proportion of fiber to carbs in a recipe. The lower this ratio, the better, as it means more of the carbs are in the form of fiber. Aim for a ratio below 5. This Chia Seed with Strawberries ratio is 3.5.
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that cannot be digested and therefore passes through the body. As fiber intake goes up, inflammation and obesity risk decline.

What are the health benefits of strawberries?

Strawberries are rich in the antioxidant fisetin. Fisetin has been shown to boost anti-aging autophagy, help to reduce inflammation, and may help fight cancer.

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