Happy Valentine’s Day dear people! I’ve never really celebrated Valentine’s Day as I don’t like the commercial side of it but I’m always for spreading and sharing love, any day so why not also today! It can be love and a little sweet gesture or treat to your partner, a family member, a friend, yourself or even a total stranger that you can gift with a smile and kindness. Little things are the important things! I know that internet is today full of beautiful decadent chocolate cakes and chocolate hearts filled with strawberries and maybe some day I’ll be posting those too but for now this Vanilla chia pudding & cherry smoothie jar is a bit more modest and simple but still a lovely way to treat yourself or somebody you love! 🙂
This jar is perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert, it’s light, refreshing, mildly sweet from cherries, banana and a little bit of maple syrup and absolutely delicious! It’s also in my favourite purple colour so that makes everything even better! 😀
Talking about Valentine’s, do you have any special plans for today, like going out for dinner with your loved one or preparing a special meal? You know how they say that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”, well that can apply for ladies too haha! What can be better than if your man makes an effort to prepare a special meal for his lady!? Hope at least some of you ladies are lucky enough to be pampered a bit because you definitely deserve it! And if for any reason that is not possible (like in my case my husband is at the moment living and working in another country), than ladies why not treating yourself with something that feels good, like a nice bath in the evening, some cozy time snuggled on your sofa with a good book and cup of tea, a delicious dinner and this purple, refreshing little jar for dessert! 🙂
Whatever you will be doing today, something a little bit special or having just an ordinary day, remember to treat yourself from time to time and enjoy the little things that mean so much for our bodies and our hearts. I wish you that every day is filled with love, laughter, positive thoughts and smiles on your faces!
- For Vanilla chia pudding
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- ½ cup almond milk (or other plant-based milk)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp maple syrup (or agave)
- For cherry smoothie
- ½ cup almond milk (or other plant-based milk)
- 1 small banana
- handful of frozen cherries (or sour cherries)
- 1 tsp acai powder (optional)
- 1 small piece fresh ginger
- For toppings: shredded coconut, cacao nibs
- Note: ½ cup = 125 ml
- For vanilla chia pudding combine chia seeds with almond milk, vanilla extract and maple syrup, stir well and leave for at least 20 min in the fridge (or overnight).
- For cherry smoothie put almond milk, banana, cherries, acai powder and ginger in a blender and blend until it gets smooth and creamy.
- To assemble a jar first put a layer of chia pudding, than a layer of cherry smoothie, another thin layer of chia pudding and finish with a smoothie layer.
- Decorate with shredded coconut and cacao nibs and enjoy!
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mmm, this sounds like it’d be such a treat for breakfast! it’s such a feast for the eyes with that color. only thing that would make it better is a bit of chocolate shavings on top in addition to the cocoa nibs (;
Thank you dear Heather! I love that colour too and what a great idea to add some chocolate shavings on top! 😀