I know last week I posted a recipes for my new best friend; AKA chocolate pudding. This is another new best friend! Both of these best friends are simple and well loved by the family which is always important! Continue reading “Banana Pancakes”
Tag: Breakfast
Green Smoothies
For the longest time I thought I didn’t really like smoothies… but I actually think it was just that I didn’t like it first thing in the morning! I REALLY like them, I’ve found out, for a mid morning snack or afternoon snack. Especially as the days are getting warmer it’s a great afternoon refresher and snack. Continue reading “Green Smoothies”
Chia Seed Pudding
Thanks to the Holistic Mom’s Group Mamas we now have a fantastic pudding recipe that the whole family really enjoys! It is super simple, super good and super healthy too!
Here is the recipe and then I want to talk about a few variations and a little about the ingredients:
Chia Seed Pudding
1 can coconut milk
⅓ cup chia seeds
1 TBSP honey
⅓ cup raisins
2 tsp vanilla
Mix all ingredients together and let it sit for at least an hour.
Then enjoy!
Variations:
- I like the raisins because of the added sweetness, but I will say if the pudding isn’t finished the day it’s made then then raisins leave brown marks and my kids kept saying they were “bad spots” like on a banana. Just a warning, strictly regarding appearance
- Any “milk” can be used, almond, coconut, cows, hemp, cashew, etc. My next try is going to be with chocolate almond milk! Mmmm!!!
- One of my children is very sensitive to food textures. This “pudding” has a bit of a different consistency due to the seeds in it. After the chia seeds have swelled to give it the thicker consistency, they have sort of a bubble tea (a drink that originated in Taiwan which is made of tea, milk and large tapioca pearls) feel. A little chewy, gummy, or maybe a bit like tapioca. I LOVE it, but he will usually eat a little and then decide he doesn’t want any more.
- Can use maple syrup instead of honey as well. I haven’t tried molasses, but I’m sure that would work as well!
This is a fantastic recipe and a HUGE favorite in this house!
One other note on chia seeds. Have any of you used these before? What else do you like to do with them? I have also added them to kombucha which is even more like bubble tea! as if kombucha isn’t nutrient dense enough!
There are so many health benefits to chia seeds. They are high in fiber and also rich in omega-3 and 6 fatty acids (even more than flax seed!). They are also rich in protein, Vitamin B (especially niacin and riboflavin), calcium, magnesium, potassium and help control blood sugar.
When you soak these seeds they adsorb up to 7 times their weight. This makes them great for cooking with or for use as a thickener. I’ve added them to smoothies (soak ahead of time so it doesn’t get too thick), or add to fruit and yogurt for breakfast, or even to meatloaf or hamburgers or meatballs where eggs would have been used as a binder. It also works well in my baked oatmeal recipe instead of the eggs.
Are you familiar with chia seeds? What do you use them for? I’d love to hear new ideas!
Banana Muffins
I’m always looking for a new breakfast recipe. I feel like we run out of options besides eggs for breakfast pretty quickly! And now that baby girl can’t have eggs, it has made breakfast that much harder. Over the weekend I did make the Oatmeal Bake which has been a hit in this family, but just left out the eggs and decreased the water by ½ and it turned out great! We all liked it and we all could have it. Continue reading “Banana Muffins”
Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins
I’m always looking for more breakfast ideas besides oatmeal and eggs as far as quick and easy. We have a few other muffin recipes and this one has been a hit! Continue reading “Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins”
Primal Pumpkin Muffins
Here is another recipe that I actually followed exactly! This turned out so good I didn’t feel like I needed to modify it at all! This is a GREAT treat! And depending on how sweet it is for you it can be used as a breakfast, a snack or even a dessert! We don’t often have sweets around our house, so this is definitely a treat even though it doesn’t have any sugar in it! Continue reading “Primal Pumpkin Muffins”
Coconut Flour Pancakes
We have been in a breakfast rut lately. Trying to come up with some grainless options takes a little work! We have been stuck on eggs recently… eggs benedict, poached, omlets, scrambled, fried, boiled… there are a thousand ways to cook an egg… but it is still an egg. I still love eggs, don’t get me wrong, but I’m ready for a little bit of variety! Continue reading “Coconut Flour Pancakes”
Banana Bread: Grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free
This recipe is AMAZING (in my opinion)! Dear hubby wasn’t as much of a fan, but he really likes banana bread with LOTS of sugar and LOTS of chocolate chips. So this recipe certainly isn’t the “banana cake” that he likes! I still thought it was so good and I’ve made it twice this week! The kids really like it too! We had an overabundance of over ripe bananas and this was a great use for them! I’ve had so many recently that I think I have two gallon sized Ziploc bags in the freezer full and ready for smoothies! I didn’t want to add to the overcrowding issue in my freezer and was determined to find another use that tasted great! Continue reading “Banana Bread: Grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free”
Cowboy Breakfast
We had a great time with this one! I announced the night before we were going to have a cowboy breakfast and told the boys to come to the table in full dress in case they had to run off to rope a steer before finishing breakfast! They played along! Complete with boots, guns, hats and vests! Continue reading “Cowboy Breakfast”
Grainless, Sugarless, Diary Free Zucchini Bread
Yumm… sounds delish.. right? Just like the original… uhh… not so much! Last week I said we were inundated with zucchini, and we still are! So you are inundated with zucchini recipes! Continue reading “Grainless, Sugarless, Diary Free Zucchini Bread”
Green & Grateful 