LOW-CARB STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE CHIA PUDDING
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
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This Low-Carb Strawberry Cheesecake Chia Pudding may just be the easiest way to satisfy that cheesecake craving! This pudding tastes like strawberry cheesecake and has layers of jammy strawberry goodness. Yes, it tastes sinful, but it can still be part of a low-carb, keto, Atkins, gluten-free, grain-free, or Banting diet.
This pudding makes a delicious dessert, but I confess that I tend to eat it for breakfast. I make in the evening, pour it into half-pint canning jars, cover them and pop them in the fridge. The next morning, I have a yummy breakfast waiting for me! Actually, with this recipe, I have breakfast ready to go for the next four mornings!
In a rush in the morning? No problem! Just grab one of these and go. No skipping breakfast required. Of course, if you aren’t going to eat it right away, put it in an insulated bag with an icepack. Remember to take a spoon
These puddings also make a satisfying snack. Chia pudding helps me stay on track because it’s easy to grab one when I feel like nibbling on something.
While this pudding makes a great dessert, you may consider reducing the portion size a bit if you use it to end a meal. It’s super-satisfying and a whole serving really almost serves as a meal for me.
Ingredients
Instructions
This pudding makes a delicious dessert, but I confess that I tend to eat it for breakfast. I make in the evening, pour it into half-pint canning jars, cover them and pop them in the fridge. The next morning, I have a yummy breakfast waiting for me! Actually, with this recipe, I have breakfast ready to go for the next four mornings!
In a rush in the morning? No problem! Just grab one of these and go. No skipping breakfast required. Of course, if you aren’t going to eat it right away, put it in an insulated bag with an icepack. Remember to take a spoon
These puddings also make a satisfying snack. Chia pudding helps me stay on track because it’s easy to grab one when I feel like nibbling on something.
While this pudding makes a great dessert, you may consider reducing the portion size a bit if you use it to end a meal. It’s super-satisfying and a whole serving really almost serves as a meal for me.
Ingredients
- For the glaze:
- 4 teaspoons granulated stevia/erythritol blend (Pyure)
- 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup strawberries (sliced--fresh or frozen)
- For the chia pudding:
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup unsweetened original almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons granulated stevia/erythritol blend (Pyure)
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
- For the glaze:
- In a 1 1/2 quart saucepan, whisk together the stevia blend and the xanthan gum.
- Mixing the dry ingredients.
- Slowly add the lemon juice and the water, whisking as you add.
- adding the liquids
- Stir in the strawberries.
- adding the strawberries to the syrup.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat. When mixture comes to a simmer, remove from heat. If you're using fresh strawberries, you may want to simmer a minute or so to allow the fruit to soften and release its color.
- completed strawberry syrup
- Using about half of the strawberry mixture, (and retaining the rest for later) drizzle down the sides of four one-cup serving dishes. I like to use half-pint canning jars for this, but dessert dishes and wine glasses work well too. Set aside the remaining strawberry mixture.
- drizzling the strawberry glaze down the glasses.
- For the chia pudding:
- Place all ingredients for the chia pudding in a blender. Cover and blend, starting at low speed an increasing it until the ingredients are well-blended.
- pudding ingredients in the blender
- Divide the chia pudding among the four serving glasses, pouring it over the strawberry glaze. Top with the remaining strawberry glaze. Cover and refrigerate overnight.