HOT CHIA SEED PORRIDGE WITH HEMP WALNUT MILK.
A cozy, plant-based, grain-free hot porridge made with chia seeds and a tea-infused hemp walnut milk.
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 cup raw walnuts
- 3 tablespoons hemp seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon loose leaf earl grey tea, if desired
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon raw virgin coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons honey or sweetener of choice, plus more to taste
- 3/4 cup chia seeds
- fresh fruit, as desired
- cacao nibs, nuts, and seeds, as desired
Instructions
- Place the water, walnuts, hemp seeds, vanilla extract, and sea salt in a blender and blend until completely smooth. Alternatively, use 3 1/2 cups pre-made plant milk of choice.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the hemp walnut milk to top the porridge. Transfer the remaining 3 cups of the hemp walnut milk to a medium sauce pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat.
- Place tea, if using, in a reusable or discardable tea pouch, seal, and place in the hemp walnut milk to steep for 5-10 minutes. Cover and let steep. When steeping is finished, squeeze out the tea leaves to extract all that good flavor, and discard.
- Return the saucepan to low heat. Add the almond extract, coconut oil, and honey or sweetener as desired. Whisk to combine, and continue whisking as you pour in the chia seeds. Whisk until evenly combined, then switch to a wooden spatula.
- Stir the porridge until it's smooth and beginning to thicken. Remove from heat, put on the lid, and let the porridge sit for 5-10 minutes, until it's reached your desired thickness.
- Serve hot, with the reserved hemp walnut milk, fresh fruit, nuts, cacao nibs, honey, and any other toppings desired.