If you absolutely NEED to eat chocolate, but can’t really afford eating a lot of calories or fat, this recipe is like made for you. Serve it with fresh strawberries or blueberries in the summer, and you have a fresh, light and quick dessert.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooling time: 1-2 hours (or more)
- 2 1/2 cups (625ml) of almond milk
- 1/4 cup (62.5ml) of organic chia seeds
- 1/4 cup (62.5ml of organic hemp seeds
- 3 tbsp. (45ml) of organic raw cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup (125ml) of organic 70% chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp. (15ml) of maple syrup
- In a small pot, warm up you milk and whisk the cocoa powder. It doesn’t have to be hot, just warm enough so he chocolate can melt.
- Add in the chocolate chips and continue to mix until they’re all melted. Let it cool a bit.
- Put in the chia seeds, the hemp seeds and the maple syrup. Continue to blend until it start to get thick!
- Put it in the fridge until it’s all set.
As I always do, I asked my readers to take part, maybe tell me what they think about my recipes and give me some tips, as well. What do they think of this one? Do they like it, did they make someone important to them happy with it? Did it help them save some time? Simply, what do our readers say about this recipe? Here it comes:
“I have to say that I love it. I don’t get chocolate very often, so this is a great way to get your fix without all the extra calories or fat.”
“I’m in love with this one. It’s super easy, tastes great! And the added bonus of taking in some good for you nutrients in chia seeds and hemp seeds?”
“It is very delicious and healthy dish. Plus if you don’t like strawberries it’s great with blueberries.”
“This recipe is amazing! My grandma loves chocolate so when I made this she was overjoyed! She has never heard of chia seeds so we had a lot of fun learning about them together.”
“I wanted to let you know how much my husband loves this recipe. He would like me to make it for him on a regular basis. I am making it again today (along with the chia puddings) for two friends who are visiting us tomorrow.”
“I had never heard of chia seeds so I did some research and found out they are more than just good for your heart! They are filled with antioxidants, protein, fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. I’m happy that this recipe is good for you too!”
“The pudding turned out great! I had no idea how much fat was in chocolate chips so I used extra dark cocoa powder instead.”
“I made this for my bestie who loves sweets. She told me it tastes like brownies!”
“I only had unsweetened vanilla almond milk so I added some pure vanilla extract and extra sweetener.”
“I used organic cocoa powder instead of raw cocoa powder, but I must say it came out really good anyway.”
And a little note before I will finally say goodbye to y’all: You’re 1 000, no 1 000 000, no 1 000 000 000 times more awesome and nice and excellent than every recipe here. Love you, love you all!
