Golden Rough* Chia Pudding

* Golden Rough is a popular chocolate bar in Australia made up of chunks of coconut pieces (such a great flavour combination)

SERVES 4

1/2 cup chia seeds#

1/2 cup dried coconut

1/2 cup raw cashews soaked for 2 hours and drained

2 cups water

2 T cacao powder

16 dates pitted dates (I use the local Saudi dates which don’t seem to be as sweet at Medjool so maybe experiment with the date amount you use for sweetness)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

pinch of salt

Place all ingredients (except the coconut and chia seeds) in a high speed blender until smooth. (I could just eat that now!)

Pour mixture into a well combined bowl of chia seeds and coconut

And mix thoroughly

The chia seeds will take on a gelatinous texture/appearance as the seed can soak up to 10 times is weight in water.

Leave for 5 minutes then stir again.

Serve into 4 custard cups/souffle dishes and place in the refrigerator for half an hour to set.

Then enjoy!!! Dessert or Breakfast.

A note on #Chia Seeds:

Most people will only know of chia seeds through their or their children’s experience growing a chia pet in kindergarten:

Courtesy of here

But it really is a wonderfood. Read more about Chia Seeds (courtesy of here)

Chia Seed  -  Ten Benefits from this Power Food and Brain Food

By Christopher Westra
Author: Harmony Earth 30 Day Energy Diet

Do you want to increase your brain power and body strength with one of the most powerful foods imaginable?

Chia seed imparts power and energy to the user. I’ve used it for years.

Here are ten benefits to using chia seed in your life.  Chia seeds are:

1. Nutritious.  Chia seed provides ample calcium and protein to your tissues.  The seeds are also rich in boron, which helps the body assimilate and use calcium.  The nutrients also support proper brain functioning.

2. Water loving.  The seed can soak up ten times its weight in water.  Do this fun experiment.  Put one tablespoon of chia seed in a cup of water and stir.  Wait a few hours and see what happens.  When inside your body, the seeds help you stay hydrated longer, and retain electrolytes in your bodily fluids.

3.  Easily digestible.  The shells are easily broken down, even when swallowed whole.  This is an improvement over flax seed, which have to be ground up to be digested properly.  If you eat flax seed whole, it will just pass through.

4. Concentrated.  If I could only take one cup of food for a few days, I’d choose chia!  The food value per volume is simply astounding.  You don’t need much.

5. Mild tasting.  Unlike some seeds, the flavor is very mild.  The mild taste makes it easy to put in sauces, smoothies, breads, puddings, and whatever you want.  They won’t really change the taste, but will add to your nutrition!

6. Energy enhancing.  The health pioneer Paul Bragg did an experiment an endurance hike with friends.  They divided up into a chia-eating group and another group, who ate whatever they wanted.  The group eating only chia seeds finished the hike four hours, twenty seven minutes before the others, most of whom didn’t even finish at all.

7. Versatile.  The seeds can be used to replace less-healthy fat in just about any recipe.  You can use them uncooked in salad dressings, spreads, fruit shakes, ice cream, and just about anything you want.  You can also add them to cookies, cakes, muffins, and other baked goods.  I usually just mix in a couple of teaspoons to my juice or water and drink them down!

8. Slimming and trimming.  Yes, the seeds will help you lose weight, for two reasons.  The first reason is that they are so filling that you will eat less of other foods.  The second reason is that they actually bulk up and cleanse your body of old “junk” in your intestines.

9. Endurance enhancing.  Chia seeds are known as the “Indian Running Food”.  Also, the ancient Aztec warriors used chia seed during their conquests.  I’m a runner, and I’ve used chia seed to enhance stamina and endurance on my mountain runs, some of which are several hours long!

10. Regenerating.  After eating, the nutrients travel to the cells very quickly due to the ease in digestion and assimilation.  Use them when you want to build or regenerate healthy body tissue.

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