Watermelon Overnight Chia Pudding
Chia seeds are so good for you. If you are looking for a delicious way to get more chia seeds in your diet, you will want to try this Overnight chia pudding with watermelon. It tastes good and has good for you ingredients in it.
Here’s a real treat that tastes like summer and is so good for you. The watermelon is so refreshing, and hydrating, and the chia pudding is smooth and creamy and a healthy treat anytime. You’re going to love this one for breakfast, or a great afternoon snack. You can make this ahead and keep it in the refrigerator to grab when you’re on the go.
Are Chia Seeds Good For You?
Chia seeds have become very popular over the past few years. Remember those Chia Pets, you know – cha-cha-chia. Well, those same seeds that were used to grow the “hair” are the same seeds that you should be eating. Despite how little they are, these seeds are packed full of nutrients. Rich in antioxidants, the seeds are a great source of omega-3-fatty acids. They also have iron, calcium, and fiber.
What to Serve with Overnight Chia Pudding
While this is a healthy pudding, you can add a few more things to it, that while doesn’t go with the healthiness of the dish, but it does make the taste even better
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Variations to Overnight Chia Seed Pudding
- Chocolate: You can add chocolate chips or top with chocolate sauce
- Kiwi: Watermelon and Kiwi taste fantastic together
Ingredients for Overnight Chia Pudding
- watermelon
- chia seeds
- milk
- vanilla yogurt
- vanilla
- honey
- Watermelon juice
- Whipped Cream
How to Make Watermelon Overnight Chia Pudding
In a medium bowl, combine the Chia seeds, milk, vanilla yogurt, honey, and vanilla, and stir until pudding starts to thicken.
Place pudding in refrigerator. (If you choose to buy store bought already prepared melon, you’ll skip the next step to prepare the melon). Wash the melon by running cold water over it for a couple of minutes, turning it so that all sides are cleaned.
Dry with paper towels, and place the watermelon in a dish (such as a glass baking dish, 9 X13 with sides) before cutting: this will allow the juice to stay in the dish instead of running all over your counter. With a large sharp knife, cut the melon in two, and then in two again.
You should have 4 large pieces. You can cut the melon in small slices, or chop the melon in pieces, either way, is fine.
Remove the pudding from the refrigerator and add the watermelon juice to the pudding and stir well to blend. Add a piece, or slice of the watermelon to a small glass container, and place a generous amount of the pudding on top of the melon.
Add whipped cream to the top of the pudding, cover and place in the refrigerator to chill for about an hour. Place watermelon slices/pieces in a covered container, and refrigerate.
Just before serving the pudding, top with an additional slice/piece of watermelon. Enjoy!
Watermelon Overnight Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 small watermelon – or store-bought watermelon chunks or slices
- 1 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup milk almond, soy, or half and half
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ cup Watermelon juice approximately ½ to ¾ cup – the amount will depend on how much juice melon extracts
- Whipped cream
- 8 – 10 small glass containers or containers of your choice
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the Chia seeds, milk, vanilla yogurt, honey, and vanilla, and stir until pudding starts to thicken.
- Place pudding in refrigerator. (If you choose to buy store bought already prepared melon, you’ll skip the next step to prepare the melon).
- Wash the melon by running cold water over it for a couple of minutes, turning it so that all sides are cleaned. Dry with paper towels, and place the watermelon in a dish (such as a glass baking dish, 9 X13 with sides) before cutting: this will allow the juice to stay in the dish instead of running all over your counter.
- With a large sharp knife, cut the melon in two, and then in two again. You should have 4 large pieces. You can cut the melon in small slices, or chop the melon in pieces, either way, is fine. Remove the pudding from the refrigerator and add the watermelon juice to the pudding and stir well to blend.
- Add a piece, or slice of the watermelon to a small glass container, and place a generous amount of the pudding on top of the melon. Add whipped cream to the top of the pudding, cover and place in the refrigerator to chill for about an hour.
- Place watermelon slices/pieces in a covered container, and refrigerate. Just before serving the pudding, top with an additional slice/piece of watermelon. Enjoy!
