Chia seeds make an excellent breakfast because they’re nutritious, filling and can be soaked the night before so they’re ready in the morning. You can make a batch and portion them out into jars and top with fresh fruit, coconut yogurt and your favourite granola.
Ingredients
For the Chia Bircher
1/2 cup rolled oats (use gluten-free if needed)
1/4 cup chia seeds
2 tbsp ground flax seeds
1/2 cup almonds
2 1/2 cups filtered water
2 tbsp Earth Cacao
1 tbsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of sea salt
For the berry compote
1 cup frozen berries
1/2 filtered water
1 tsp agar agar or arrowroot to thicken
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of sea salt
Method
- Combine oats, chia and flax seeds in a bowl and set aside
- Blitz the almonds, cacao, water, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a blender to make almond milk
- Pour onto the mixture, stir and leave for half an hour
- Meanwhile prepare the compote by adding all the ingredients except the agar agar to a small pan stirring on a low heat
- Dissolve the agar agar or arrowroot in a splash of water then add to the simmering pot
- Simmer for 15 minutes then set aside to cool
- Blend the mixture to make a compote then serve on top of the chia bircher with fresh fruit and your favourite toppings
Recipe adapted from Whole Food Cooking Every Day
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