Last week, I found two mangoes at the store that were beyond their date of expiry and were therefore half price. So I bought them since they were perfectly fine, and also perfectly ripe. I didn’t quite know what to do with the mangoes, so I poured a can of light coconut milk into a mason jar along with some chia seeds and left it in the fridge over night. Obviously, I have made chia pudding before – it’s far too awesome and popular to not have seen it somewhere, but this time I spiced up the toppings. Prepare to be amazed and perhaps find your new favourite breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients: 3-4 portions
1 can of light coconut milk
5 tbsp chia seeds
essential toppings: vegan granola (make sure there is no honey), mango
optional toppings: pomegranate seeds, a few slices of banana*, other berries, nut butter, hemp seeds
Method:
- Mix the coconut milk and chia seeds well in a jar and put in the fridge.
- If you want to make sure there won’t be any lumps in the pudding, you should take it out after about 30 minutes and mix again.
- Then leave it in the fridge for at least 2 hours or over night. It stays fine in the fridge for at least a couple of days.
- When the pudding is ready, cut the mango into cubes**, the banana into slices and extract the seeds from the pomegranate***. Assemble it all in a bowl with the pudding at the bottom, some slices of banana in it, the mango cubes along with granola and pomegranate seeds on top. Enjoy!
If you’d like to have the pudding for breakfast the next morning, you can put the it along with the mango and pomegranate seeds in a jar over night. Notably, I would recommend waiting with the granola and banana until the next morning. This is solely to keep the granola nice and crispy, and to prevent the banana from going brown. Of course, assembling this in the morning takes no more than 2 minutes, so don’t worry:)
*if you don’t use the entire banana, you can freeze the rest in thumb-long chunks to use for smoothies or nice cream.
**short video of how to cut a mango: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc26E5rsyDs – note: it’s better to snack on the remaining flesh around the pit rather than discarding it:)
***Wondering how to know whether the fruit is ripe yet? The mango should be a bit soft and and feel juicy when you lightly squeeze it with your fingers. It should also have a fruity aroma, i.e., it should smell of mango. The pomegranate should feel quite heavy for its size and its shape should have clear sides and corners, resembling a pentagon or hexagon.
I hope you enjoy this chia pudding as much as I have this last week, and please comment if you liked it or have any suggestions for other toppings! See you soon!
