Peanut Butter Banana Chia Pudding-Super Fast and Easy

If you follow my holistic health coaching page on Facebook you may remember my feature a while back on the Paleo Parents website. We're big fans of chia seeds in pretty much any form around our house. So when I was craving a snack today I whipped up some peanut butter banana chia pudding. Most of the time I forget to take pictures of what I'm doing but not today, so here it is!

I started with these ingredients: organic crunchy peanut butter (if you are Paleo or have an allergy, substitute almond or sunflower seed butter), chia seeds, a frozen banana (the thing in the white bowl that looks like bacon), and coconut milk. Soak the chia seeds in water for ten minutes, stirring every couple of minutes.

Then add everything else to the soaked chia seeds and stir, mashing the banana.

I tasted it and decided to add cinnamon and vanilla. Then I measured out a 1/2 cup so I didn't inhale the whole thing.

Delicious!

Here's a recipe:

Peanut Butter Banana Chia Pudding

2 T chia seeds soaked in 6 T water

1/4 cup coconut milk (we use Native Forest because the cans are BPA-free)

1 frozen banana, or 1 fresh banana if that's all you have

1 T peanut, almond, or sunflower butter

2 dashes ground cinnamon

1 dash of vanilla extract or paste

Soak the chia in the water in a bowl for 10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes.

Add the coconut milk, banana, nut butter, cinnamon, and vanilla. Stir until combined.

Eat.

Well, split it up then eat.

I like it better cold.

Health Benefits of Chia Seeds

-full of omega-3 fatty acids (anti-inflammatory)

-high in fiber (anti-inflammatory, helps you poop, this recipe has 10g of fiber)

-lots of antioxidants (these fight aging and cancer)

-very filling (better than eating a bag of Doritos and still not feeling full)

-convenient (do not need to be ground like flax seeds)

-help regulate blood sugar (by regulating insulin)

-high in protein (in case you're tired of bacon)

Thanks for visiting our digs.

-C