Chia puddings are my current favourite breakfast but wish I’d discovered them sooner! 

Chia seeds are magic little things that absorb liquid before your eyes, making them very fast to prepare and also rather fun. They are very mildly flavoured (if at all) so the flavour comes from the liquid or whatever toppings you add which makes the flavouring possibilities endless.

These magical little seeds also happen to be a nutritional powerhouse full of protein, minerals and essential omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, making them the perfect breakfast food. 

When thinking of new combinations for my delicious new breakfast, I thought adding oats would be a genius idea thus turning them into chia birchers. As it turns out, many people also had this brilliant idea and I’m not surprised because it’s such a great combination.

These chia birchers couldn’t be easier to make. They require no cooking, simply stir the chia seeds and milk together and leave for 30 minutes to allow the liquid to be absorbed. The raspberry layer is simply frozen organic raspberries blended in a food processor with a little water and pure maple syrup. The raspberry sauce is great layered in between the bircher as well as drizzled over the top. Finish with any fresh fruit you have in season (I used kiwi fruit, bananas strawberries here) and lastly for a bit of crunch I add a spoonful of granola.

Because these chia birchers are so easy and quick to prepare, you can either make them the night before so they’re ready to go asap in the morning, or simply prepare in the morning if you have a little more time. If you need your breakfast on the go make your chia bircher in a jar with a lid and you’re sorted. If oats aren’t your thing, simply leave them out and reduce the milk quantity by 1/2 cup. Equally, you can adjust the consistency of the bircher by increasing or decreasing the milk quantity.

Chia Bircher with Tropical Fruit and Granola

Makes: 2 large or 4 small servings
Prep time: 10 minutes Chilling time: 30 minutes

2 1/2 cups fresh almond milk (or milk of your choice)
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup chia seeds (white or black)
1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Raspberry coulis (see recipe below)
Fresh fruit to serve e.g. kiwifruit, banana, strawberries

Place chia seeds, oats and cinnamon in a bowl and stir with a whisk to combine.

Add the almond milk and maple syrup and stir with a whisk for a few minutes until well combined and the chia has started to swell.

Cover and place in the fridge for 30 minutes, this allows the chia seeds and oats to absorb the milk.

When the chia bircher mixture is ready, remove from the fridge and give another good stir with the whisk to ensure there are no lumps.

Place a layer of chia bircher on the bottom of each jar/glass, spoon on some raspberry coulis, follow with another layer of chia bircher and finally a little more raspberry coulis. At this point you can cover the chia birchers and place them back into the fridge until you are ready to serve e.g. overnight.

When ready to serve, top the chia bircher’s with sliced fresh fruit of your choice, e.g. kiwifruit, banana, strawberries and a little granola if you like a bit of crunch.

Keep your chia birchers covered in the fridge until ready to eat, these will last 2-3 days.

Fresh Raspberry Coulis

1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries
1 Tbsp filtered water
2 Tbsp pure maple syrup

Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as you go.

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