Berry Chocolate Chia Pudding

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About the Recipe:  This recipe is amazing!  When you mix all the ingredients together, you start to wonder if it will really turn into a pudding, but as it chills, it magically thickens into a rich chocolate pudding with the chia seeds swirling throughout the pudding like tiny tapiocas. Spoon into pudding cups, fancy glasses, or chocolate dessert cups; garnish with your favorite berries, nuts, or mini chips.  Anything in a chocolate cup must be delicious.

Recipes inspired by:  Michael Greger, M.D., The How Not to Die Cookbook, 2017.

Cook’s Note: In place of using mixed fruits, you can use all strawberries or any other berries. Use ½ cup date syrup to reduce sweetness if desired. For a quick trick: use the microwave to boil water to soften dates.

Making Chocolate Covered Serving Dishes or Cups:
8 to 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped, melted or use chocolate flavored candy coating, cut into pieces

Cover serving cups or dishes:  6 glass dishes, 2 to 3-1/2 inches at base 6 (2 -3 inch) narrow jars to place under chocolate coated cups

Completely wrap exterior of dessert cups with foil squares tightly; overlap ends over dish at top.  Press out any air bubbles.

Melt chocolate in small microwave safe bowl on medium power, about 3 minutes; stir each minute until melted and smooth.

Dip foil wrapped dishes into chocolate to depth of 1-inch, allow excess to drip back into melted chocolate.  Place dish, chocolate side up, over 2 or 3-inch jars on foil lined tray to spread chocolate on sides; refrigerate until set (may take a few hours).

If necessary, heat chocolate as directed above and dip or spread with melted chocolate again (i.e. especially sides).  Refrigerate again until set. It may be necessary to triple coat your cups to reduce breaking the finished chocolate cups.  Carefully remove chocolate coated foil

To Serve:  Spoon about 1/3 cup filling into each chocolate cup; top with 2 Tablespoons desired fruit slices.  Serve immediately.  Serves:  6 desserts

pdf for Copy of Recipe – Berry Chocolate Chia Pudding

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