Recipe: Chia Pots

Recipe: Chia Pots

LOCKDOWN WITH A CHEF: Cherry Blossom Chia Pots

Cherry blossom chia with cherry coconut yoghurt and pear compote. Trent has shared a simple three-layer overnight chia pudding recipe for us to try out at home during lockdown. The best part about this morning dish is that the fruit / flavour can be substituted depending on preferences and whats in season. Let us know if you make these cherry blossom chi pots at home! 

INGREDIENTS:

    • 50g chia seeds
    • 100g cherry bloom syrup (or any other flavoured syrup)
    • 100g water
    • 200g coconut yoghurt
    • 100g cherry jam (or any other flavour)
    • 100g pears
    • 50g caster sugar
    • 25g water

METHOD:

CHIA LAYER
  • Soak the chia in 100g of water and syrup
  • Mix well to make sure you’ve gotten the clumps out of the corners
  • Cover and place in the fridge for 24 hours 
YOGHURT LAYER
  • Microwave jam in a microwave safe dish for 20-30 seconds (to soften, making it easier to mix) 
  • Mix jam in with coconut yoghurt
PEAR COMPOTE
  • Finely dice the pear 
  • In a pot, put 25g water and sugar and bring too a boil (too make a syrup) 
  • Add pears to boiling water mixture and cook till soft on low heat 
  • Assemble on a glass in repeating layers