Ube Chia Pudding
Rebecca Coleman
A healthy dessert, breakfast or snack, made with ubes or purple yams.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
refrigeration time 1 hour hr
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Filipino
- 1 medium ube or purple yam
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- a few drops ube extract optional
- 1/2 cup plant-based milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- splash vanilla
- pinch salt
- coconut flakes & fresh blueberries or blackberries for garnish
Make the ube puree
Peel your ube and cut it into 4 large chunks. Steam the ube on your stove, or place in the Instant Pot on the trivet over an inch or two of water and pressure cook for 15 minutes, allowing 15 minutes natural release after. Remove from the pot and allow to cool at least slightly.
Add your cooled, cooked ubes to the jar of your blender or food processor and add the entire can of coconut milk and the ube extract, if using. Process till smooth.
To make the ube chia pudding
Place the chia seeds in a medium-sized bowl, and then add the plant based milk and 1/2 cup of your prepared ube puree.
Whisk all of this well together, then add the maple syrup, vanilla and salt and whisk again.
Place in the refrigerator for about an hour or overnight.
To serve: place about 1/4 cup of the chia pudding in the bottom of a pretty glass. Top with a few fresh berries. Add another 1/4 cup on top, and finish with fresh berries and sprinkled coconut flakes.
Keyword easy vegan, ube, vegan