Chocolate Chia/Flax Pudding- A Heart Healthy Dessert

Do you love a rich chocolatey pudding? 

What if I told you this pudding recipe is not only rich, creamy and indulgent, but actually nourishing too? 

A Peek at My Week 7/17

We have started to a little more active outside ( not indoors anywhere)
This week I'm reviewing "100 recipes to live to 100! from the Blue Zone Cookbook- 2 Netflix Shows, and a Middle Eastern dessert and a yellow beet soup. 

Mehalabeya- Light and Silky Pudding

Mehalabeya is a light and silky Middle Eastern delicious pudding that is traditionally flavored with orange blossom and or rose waters. It has a unique perfumey, yet appealing taste that most find very appealing. The great part is that is gluten free and egg free, and can be made dairy free!

One Minute Chocolate Pudding

My one-minute Chocolate Pudding recipe is a perfect way to stick to healthy but still enjoy eating something very decadent !!

Do you remember your mom making homemade chocolate pudding, and it had a skin on top and was so delicious? This one is similar, but it will only take a minute to make and this contains healthier and lower calorie ingredients.

It's the best dessert ever when wanting something rich that you can make very quickly. For kids, you can add real peanut butter instead of Peanut butter powder if you don't mind the extra fat content.

4 Healthy Desserts Kids Will Love

                                             

These 4 healthy recipes for Fudgy Brownies, chocolate pudding, pumpkin cupcakes, and frozen yogurt bites are desserts that are made with wholesome ingredients that not only taste good, but are nourishing.

Why serve your kids desserts that are high in concentrated sugars, chemicals, and poor quality fats, when it's easy to prepare delicious healthy desserts using real food. Children's little bodies and nervous systems depend on nutrients, not sugar and chemicals to thrive.

These health giving desserts are made from ingredients like black beans, avocado, and yogurt. All foods that are high in nutritive value that will nourish growing bodies.

In most recipes, it's important to understand that you can substitute avocado for other kinds of fat and it adds creaminess, making it perfect for chocolate pudding. ( you can't taste it) .

Black beans add texture and moistness to grain free baking ( can't taste them either) and yogurt is perfect for making ice cream-like snacks.

Peanut butter or almond butter are the main ingredient in these flourless mini pumpkin cupcakes.

I've rounded up these four fabulous desserts that meet gluten free and vegetarian/ vegan standards that are sure to knock your socks off!

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Ok, I will admit that some of the very normal ingredients area little unusual in a dessert; however,  I promise you these will be some of the best and easiest desserts you will ever made.

1. Fudgy Brownies   - These are my absolute favorites and my son's favorite. There is a secret ingredient in these brownies that make them highly unusual; however, the secret ingredient also makes them moist and delicious. If you don't tell anyone, either will I. 

       





2.  Chocolate Pudding  - This one can be made in just five minutes. The pudding is rich in chocolate, creamy and very nutritious. Again, there is another secret healthy ingredient in it that is just between you and me.

   


3. Pumpkin Chip Cupcakes -These are probably one of the best you will ever make! I made them originally for Halloween and my grand kids ages 2 and 5 at that time loved them. You can make them anytime of the year. In addition, you can substitute if you are not a pumpkin fan - banana? cooked carrots? Don't forget to add the chocolate chips! ( the pumpkin is delicious)





4. Frozen Yogurt Bites - kids of any age will love these, especially on a hot day! You pick the flavor yogurt add the fruit you want to add. Rasberry? Peach? Blueberry?  Prep: 5 minutes   Freeze : 1/2 hour and enjoy !! The frozen morsels melt in your mouth. Made from real food, so you can feel good when your kids eat them.

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Chocolate Ganache Frosting For The Brownies 

• 1/2 c raw honey
• 1/2 c coconut oil, liquid state
• 1/2 c raw cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of sea salt

Mix and spread on the brownies before baking

Key Lime Pudding ( vegan)

 Photo from Wagashi Manic.

I  came across this sensational vegan recipe for Key Lime "Pie "Dessert on a blog called Wagashi Manic which featured beautiful photos and many vegan desserts.

 I love finding healthy easy desserts that I can make quickly. It doesn't get much faster than this one because the entire 4 ingredient dessert is made in a blender. When finished,  you can just fill the blender with soapy water and blend until clean. 

The recipe is made using avocado, and it  tastes absolutely divine- no avocado taste!
 It took me less than 5 minutes to make it in my blender/ Vitamix from start to finish.

I was extremely pleased with the results. I've made  5 minute rich chocolaty avocado pudding in the blender before.  But I had no idea you could make so many variations of the pudding.

An avocado pudding is a great snack for kids.  Let's face it kids need to eat more nutritious snacks that actually provide vitamins and minerals for their growing bodies. Avocado is a healthy fat. Many doctors are now recommending to eat more  healthy fats  because good fats like Omerga 3's are very important for the health of our brains and bodies.

 Click here for my previous post about avocados and why you should eat them

Fresh Avocados and Lime for Key lime pudding

Delicious and Healthy Pudding

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients: 
1 huge ripe avocado
1/5 cup coconut milk or almond milk
Juice and zest of 3 Key Limes  or 1 large lime ( organic) 
Pinch of salt 
5 tablespoons organic Grade B maple syrup 

Directions: 
Combine all ingredients in the blender or Vitamix. Pour into bowls and serve immediately or refrigerate.

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5 Minute Healthy Chocolate Pudding ( No Cook)

      

                                              Photo from Leslie at Real Food Freaks


Photo from Real Food Freaks

You will love this healthy easy chocolate pudding that can be made in just 5 minutes! After Leslie from Real Food Freaks appeared as guest post a few weeks ago, my readers tried her recipe and loved it.  It's made with an avocado as the creamy delicious base: