Chocolate and Cherry Chia Parfait
A decadent chocolate chia pudding layered with poached cherries and cashew cream. A vegan dessert that even non-vegans will love, and dessert lovers can have for breakfast.
15 minutesPrep Time
6Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings1/2 cup chia seeds
6 medjool dates, pitted
2 cups almond milk
6 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight refrigerated
300 g frozen or fresh cherries, pitted
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp rice malt syrup
1 orange, juiced
1 orange zest, using a peeler
Directions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add orange juice, orange zest, vinegar, rice malt syrup and bring to a boil. Add cherries in and turn heat down to gently poach for 5-6 minutes till cherries soften and the juice becomes syrupy. Take off heat, and cool.
- To make the cashew cream, drain cashews and place with vanilla and almond milk in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. (Tip: You can add the water that the cashews were soaked in to the cashew mixture if it is too thick). Pour mixture into a bowl and place in the fridge until ready to use.
- In the same blender process the dates with the almond milk, and cocoa powder until smooth. Pour mixture in a bowl and add the chia seeds. Mix well and allow the mixture to stand for 10 minutes then stir again before placing it in the fridge.
- When ready to serve, layer the cashew cream and the chocolate chia pudding in individual serving glasses, then top with the poached cherries.