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BLACK FOREST CHIA PUDDING

So simple and amazingly delicious. The easiest healthy vegan Black Forest dessert recipe you can make without baking. Creamy chocolate chia pudding, loaded with nutrients, cherry jam, almond & cherry whip cream topped with dark chocolate shavings and fresh cherries
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Additional Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 2 -4
Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

  • For the black Chia pudding:
  • 4 tablespoons Chia seeds
  • Splash of vanilla
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup or as much as you like
  • Mix the ingredients and stir well. Let sit in the fridge overnight.
  • For the cherry jam:
  • 2 cups dark pitted cherries you can use frozen
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • Squeeze of lemon juice
  • For the almond cream:
  • 1 handful of soaked and peeled almonds
  • 2 tbs raw cacao powder
  • 5 tbsp whipping cream
  • Splash vanilla extract
  • Splash almond extract
  • 3 tbs maple syrup
  • Mix all Ingredients in a high speed blender until well combined and smooth.
  • For the cherry coconut whip cream:
  • 2 Tbsp cherry jam
  • 1 can coconut cream
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • Garnish:
  • Fresh dark cherries
  • Dark chocolate shavings

Instructions

  • 1. For the Chocolate Chia Pudding Layer, stir together the milk, chia seeds, cocoa powder, maple syrup, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Once the pudding has “gelled”, divide it between glass jars.
  • 2. For the Cherry Jam Layer, add the cherries and water to a small saucepan over medium heat. Cover the saucepan and cook until the cherries are soft, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding a splash more water if needed. Mash up the cherries with a fork, and stir in the sugar and lemon. Cool to room temperature, and then store covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. Once cooled, spoon the Cherry Jam on top of the chia puddings.
  • 3. For the almond cream, add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, using a high speed blender, blend until you get stiff peaks –just like making whip cream
  • 4. For the cherry coconut cream, all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, using a high speed blender, blend until you get stiff peaks –just like making whip cream

To assemble:

  • 1. Layer the jars with chocolate chia pudding
  • 2. Add a layer of cherry jam
  • 3. Spoon a layer of the almond cream over the jam
  • 4. Add another layer of cherry jam
  • 5. Finish of with cherry coconut cream
  • Garnish with dark chocolate shavings and fresh cherries