Fruit Salad Soaked Chia Oats

I combine three of my favourite things – fruit salad, chia pudding, and soaked oats! Really, I don’t know how things can get much more breakfast-y 🙂 Of course, eating this will account for a daily fruit intake, as the servings do add up.

Chia seeds add heaps of fibre, protein, and omega-3s, as do the flaxseeds. Oats and psyllium provide yet more fibre (and so does all the fruit, come to think of it!). If you use it, yoghurt provides plenty of health bacteria for your digestive health, as well as protein and calcium. Nuts and seeds add crunch and fat, and cinnamon has blood-sugar-regulating properties.

This is a wonderfully quick breakfast to prepare the night before. If you are planning to eat yours on the run, simply pop all the ingredients in a mason jar, lid it, and shake! The next morning, grab a spoon and run.

This is kind of like bircher muesli, I suppose – then again, so are all my soaked oats recipes! Whatever the case, it works.

This recipe can be gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, and vegan.

Serves 1

Preparation time: 5 minutes (plus refrigeration)

Ingredients:

– 1/2 small nashi pear, cubed

– 1/2 orange, cubed

– flesh of 3 feijoas, chopped

– 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

– 1/2 cup milk of choice

– 1/4 cup unsweetened, full-fat yoghurt (or more milk of choice)

– 2 Tablespoons rolled oats (use gluten-free if required)

– 1 Tablespoon chia seeds

– 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseeds

– 1 teaspoon psyllium husks

– small handful nuts/ seeds of choice

– extra yoghurt, milk, cinnamon, etc. (to top)

Method:

1. The night before you want to eat this, place all ingredients (except toppings) in your serving bowl. Stir well, cover, and refrigerate.

2. The next morning, top as desired, and enjoy! 🙂