I absolutely love the combination of mint and chocolate. Granted, it’s not for everyone, but for me it’s one of the loveliest sweet and fresh flavour combos around. You can enjoy this little pudding for dessert, as an afternoon energy booster or you could even have it for breakfast if you feel like it. It’s creamy but light and beautifully cooling during the warmer months. If you don’t need this to be low fodmap, feel free to add more chia seeds. This recipe calls for 2 tbsps per person in keeping with the low fodmap serving size. 

I hope you love it as much as I do 💚  

MINT CHOC CHIP CHIA PUDDING (serves 2)

Ingredients  

Chocolate chia seed pudding 

4 tablespoons chia seeds

1 cup plant based milk

1 tablespoon cacao powder

Optional: 1 teaspoon coconut sugar or sugar/syrup of your choice. 

Mint choc chip layer 

4 tablespoons coconut yoghurt, I use coyo

1 teaspoon spirulina powder  

Peppermint extract to taste. I use about 1/2 teaspoon of steenbergs 

optional:

1 teaspoon of sugar/syrup of your choice

Dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs 

Method  

In a small bowl, mix all the chia pudding ingredients together and set aside for at least 15 minute (you can leave them in the fridge over night if making in advance). 

In a separate bowl, mix the yoghurt, mint and spirulina until it’s smooth and beautifully minty green. Taste and add more mint and a touch of sugar if necessary. 

To assemble, layer the chia pudding in a glass or jar then top with the mint yoghurt and some chocolate chips or cacao nibs. Enjoy.