Chocolate Orange Chia Pudding
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Raw
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Serves: 3-4
 
Chocolate Orange Chia Pudding-a healthy chocolate pudding whipped up raw and made with ingredients that promote heart health.
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
  • ⅓ cup/2 oz.black chia seed
  • ½ tsp organic orange zest
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp
  • raw cacao
  • 3 oz. of dates (~5)-pitted and soaked in hot water if hard, then drained
  • Topping ideas: a banana (squeeze a little fresh orange or lemon juice on them to prevent browning) and crushed peanuts. For added Valentine's color, add in some pomegranate seeds
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients into blender, like a
  2. Vitamix
  3. , except topping ingredients
  4. Assemble puddings as desired.
  5. Alternative: make
  6. Cinnamon Chia Pudding
  7. and layer it with Chocolate Orange Pudding for an added yum factor! Make the Cinnamon first, so you don't even need to rinse out your Vitamix!
Notes
This recipe serves 3-4 nice sized portions or 8 mini dessert glasses. Nutrition based on 4 servings. 291 mg of potassium, 27% calcium, 10% iron, 4.8% Vitamin A
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ¼ Calories: 187 Fat: 6.5 g Saturated fat: .25 g Carbohydrates: 30.5 g Sugar: 20 g Fiber: 8.5 g Protein: 4.3 g Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe by Garden Fresh Foodie at https://gardenfreshfoodie.com/healthy-desserts/chocolate-orange-chia-pudding/