Spiced Apple Chia Porridge

Yay we are so excited about this breakfast! I have it after high intensity training in the morning to support my energy production for the day. It’s like having a delicious apple pie pudding for breakfast. You also can make it the night before or keep a batch in the fridge for a few days so it’s ready when you are.

This high fibre and nutrient breakfast provides us with nice evenly sustained energy release throughout the day. It supports blood sugars by slowly breaking down and releasing usable energy. This helps to keep us calm, relaxed, and focused rather than creating those nasty highs and lows you can get from an overly refined breakfast or worse still, no breakfast at all!

Your tummy and liver will be happy too! It has some yummy nutrients and fibre to help reduce digestive spasm, pain and bloating and to help regulate bowel function.

Spiced Apple Chia Porridge

Serves 4

4 cups fresh raw almond milk*

2 medjool dates

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground cloves

2 sweet apples, chopped

1/2 cup chia seeds

1/2 cup raisins

pinch of himalayan or sea salt

 

Method

Blend 3 cups of the almond milk with the dates and spices in a blender until smooth

Add in 1 chopped apple and pulse until roughly mixed

Pour into a large bowl and stir in the chia seeds

Leave to sit for 15-30 minutes to allow the chia seeds to absorb the liquid

Serve in smaller bowls topped with chopped apple, raisins, almond milk and a sprinkle of cinnamon

Above are white chia seeds before they are soaked. You should be able to find them in most health foods stores and many supermarkets are carrying them now also. You can get black or white chia, both are fine to use in this recipe.

*To make fresh raw almond milk

Soak raw almonds in water overnight

Drain and rinse

Blend 1 part almonds to 3 parts filtered water, if you have time, let this sit for 10-20 minutes to thicken

Strain through a nutmilk bag or mesh bag or through a fine sieve

It’s also ok to use it unstrained, it will just be more fibrous

Save the pulp to use in other things such as raw crackers, raw cookies or fruit & nut balls