I made you Strawberry Almond Porridge. Because I often wake up thinking things like, “I wonder what would happen if I threw a pile of chia seeds in my Vitamix and spun the living daylights out of them?”, or, “I wonder if soaked chia seeds would make a good base for ice cream?”, which leads to, “If I used chia seeds as an ice cream base, I wonder what will happen when I churn it?”. Sometimes I wish I could turn my brain off. Or at least put it on pause so that I can catch up with the 324 draft posts I have sitting in my folder. I wish I were joking about the draft post situation.
So with chia seeds on my mind I whipped this up for you. In full disclosure this is a recipe I created years ago before I embarked on my keto journey, so it wasn’t keto enough for y’all. Thus, I tweaked, and the Strawberry Almond Porridge has once again become a keto staple at the Brown house. It’s fast, simple, easy and delicious. Plus, it makes cereal seem like chomping on cardboard. And no-one wants to do that.
Whip it up the night before so it’s ready the instant your feet hit the floor – bar finding a clean spoon and giving it a quick stir. I often make a huge batch on a Sunday night, divide it into Pyrex glass bowls and stack them in the ‘fridge. Then, as I zoom through the kitchen on my way out the door in the morning, I grab one. 20 minutes later I am at my desk enjoying a sweet bowl of scrumptious keto yum. Even quicker than cereal. HA.
The texture is creamier and softer if made the night before. One more night-before advantage – you can throw in the frozen fruit and voila! When you pad bleary-eyed into the kitchen, the fruit is defrosted, the chia seeds are soft, and the texture is thick and creamy. A swift stir and your porridge is done.
I’ve also served this up for dessert to a chorus of “Yum!”s around the table. If you do a big batch once a week you will also have a stash in the ‘fridge for those scary moments when you get the munchies and want something sweet. Whip out a bowl of this and you’ve got a super keto snack right at your fingertips.
Keto over cereal EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Strawberry Almond Porridge
Author: Carrie Brown | Prep time: 3 mins | Chill time: Overnight | Total time: 3 mins + overnight | Serves: 6
What You Need
- 1 1/3 cups / 14 fl oz. unsweetened thin coconut milk (carton)
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 1 lb / 450g Full Fat Yogurt or Greek Yogurt
- ½ lb / 225g frozen strawberries, roughly chopped (do not defrost them first!)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup toasted, chopped almonds
What You Do
- Pour the coconut milk in a mixing bowl or large Pyrex glass bowl.
- Add the chia seeds and stir immediately to stop the seeds sticking together.
- Add the yogurt and vanilla extract and stir well.
- Add the chopped frozen strawberries and stir into the mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, add the toasted, chopped almonds and give the mixture a good stir until completely mixed.
Top Recipe Tips
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Check out the Ingredients Guide for information on ingredients.
- Where Are The Macros and Nutritional Info?
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Podcast Episodes and You Tube Videos
- How and Why to Measure Food
- Where Are The Macros and Nutritional Info?
- Keto / Low Carb Treats: should you eat them? Hear what Dr. Ken Berry and I have to say about it!
Substitutions
- Don’t. Just buy the correct ingredients and you, too, shall have a fabulous outcome!
- Replace the Greek yogurt with Kite Hill Almond Milk Yogurt for dairy-free. The flavor will be slightly different.
