Chia seeds are a powerful superfood and paired with coconut milk, they make an unstoppable Coconut Chia Pudding packed with protein and healthy fat.
As I was putting together this recipe, I struggled with whether I wanted to call it a dessert or a breakfast. It packs a nutritional punch, it’s filling, it’s similar to oatmeal, but on the other hand it’s a pudding and it’s on the sweeter side. I realized I had a lot in common with this humble Coconut Chia Pudding.
First of all we’re both probably 60% coconut, but more importantly we both want to have it all. Who am I to try to put this chia pudding into a box. Dream big little pudding, dream big. You can be a dessert AND a breakfast if that’s what you want.
I really can relate to this little pudding. I too struggle with being extremely indecisive, like cripplingly indecisive. This comes into play in two different ways. The first of which, stems from what I like to call “I want it all” syndrome. I love lots of things. I love nature, I love cities, I love people, I love solitude, I love music, I love silence, I love running, I love lifting, there’s just so many amazing things to love it’s so hard to focus sometimes.
I feel that way with this blog. It’s one of my favorite creative outlets. I get to make food, take pictures of said food, practice my marketing #skillz, work on design, articulate my rambling thoughts and meet other like minded folk. Could it get better? But it’s hard to know how and where to focus. At times I feel like I’m all over the place. I want to hone and own my “voice” and my mission, but I still need to do a little more exploring (or is that an excuse?) See! Can’t make up my damn mind.
It gets even worse when I have to make decisions that affects myself AND other people. If you’re an indecisive person, like myself, the phrase “so what do you want to do tonight?” isn’t really a question, but an invitation for anxiety and often apologizing for being incapable of making up your mind. I’d rather do what other people want and risk not liking it, than have the opposite happen. Can’t decide if this is a good trait or not… #classsic
So cheers to all my indecisive peeps out there. This bressert pudding is for you. Spoon away at whatever time of day your little heart (and tummy) desires. I’d never judge you.
- 3 tbsp of chia seeds
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- 2 tbsp of unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup of coconut milk or coconut Bai 5
- 1 tbsp of maple syrup (omit if using Bai 5)
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
- Optional:
- Fresh berries for garnish
- In a mason jar combine chia seeds, coconut and cinnamon and mix together. Pour in coconut milk (or Bai) maple syrup and vanilla extract. Mix well until fully combined. Place in fridge and let sit for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Scoop mixture into two serving bowl and garnish with berries or your favorite toppings
Your Turn:
- Do you have “I want it all” syndrome or hate making decisions for others?
- If not, what’s your secret to being decisive?
- Would you eat chia seed pudding for breakfast or dessert?
I really need to start focusing on my blog (like you said I want to do “all the things”). In real life, I definitely hate making decisions for others and always end my suggestions with “but do whatever you want.” It feels like too much of a burden to be responsible for my decisions and someone else’s haha.
One thing I don’t have trouble deciding…I love coconut and want to try this 🙂
Right? Always so scared that if someone asks me to decide they’re just trying to be nice, but they’ll judge me for my choices.
Coconut is always an easy decision 😉
Damn it! I was supposed to make chia pudding for the first time this week….and I failed…again :/ Next week!
It’s definitely the perfect recipe to make if you’re doing a food prep because it’s so easy and you basically set it and forget it! Let me know how it goes 😀 Happy Friday Rebecca <3
I definitely understand what you mean about blogging! I’ve decided recently that I don’t have to have one certain niche…my life is about cooking, college, running, eating healthy, eating not-so-healthy sometimes, plus lots of other things…so it makes sense (to me, at least) to blog about all of them! If I only blogged about running, for instance, that leaves out a huge portion of my life.
I at first worried that if I did blog about all those things, it’d be reaching completely different audiences, but I realized that I like reading all kinds of posts, even ones that may not directly apply to me 🙂 Just my two cents!
Totally makes sense! I started this blog purely to log my runs and keep myself accountable and well… things have certainly changed! I love hearing about different parts of people’s lives, so maybe I’m not in need of a niche but a stronger “point of view”/voice …. or maybe I’m just rambling
Yum I would totally eat this for breakfast or dessert! I love how versatile it is 🙂 And you really can’t go wrong with coconut!! I feel so lost all the time too – how and where to focus my energy! Ugh – time for pudding 🙂
I like to think that it’s a good problem. I’ve certainly had times in my life where I didn’t have any energy to focus so if there’s too much right now I’m ok 🙂
I am so indecisive…Well I know what I want to do, but when someone asks me where we should go…etc. I get all indecisive and my response is: “Whatever you want to do…I eat everything…Just let me know a time to meet”. Does that make sense? HAHAHA! I need to pick up more coconut flakes and I think a delivery of Bai may just be at the front desk waiting for me…HIGH-FIVES!
Oh definitely, my sister and I tried to get a snack and dinner at whole foods yesterday and it took us over an hour and all we ended up getting was coffee and a smoothie because we just couldn’t decide… lol
I just discovered your blog and I love it! I am excited to try this deliciously healthy dairy free dessert tonight! Dairy free desserts are hard to find…which is actually not such a bad thing haha 🙂
I am a super decisive person and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I don’t think too much about my decisions. it annoys me a lot more to have to think about something too long than to make the wrong choice. I just choose something that sounds good, whatever it is, and put all the other decisions out of my mind immediately 🙂
Um I think we need to be friends so you can help me make some decisions. You’d hate grocery shopping with me because I’ll stand at a shelf for 15 minutes hemming and hawing about which nut butter I want (then end up getting the one I always get). Thanks so much for stopping by <3