Spiced Apple Chia Pudding

Prep Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Serves 8
Ingredients
400ml plant-based milk of choice

400g tinned apples

2 pitted dates

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

1 tsp vanilla essence

80g chia seeds

1 green apple

50g roasted cashews, roughly chopped

100g rolled oats

2 tbsp. honey

30g toasted almond flakes
Method
  1. Pre heat oven at 180°C
  2. Puree 150g of the tinned apples and dates in a food processor or blender. Stir through cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, chia seeds and milk and set aside for at least 20 minutes until thick and gelled.
  3. Puree the rest of the tinned apples and set aside
  4. Place the oats and honey on to a baking tray and place in oven until toasted and golden in colour approximately 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven, mix through almond flakes and chopped cashews and allow granola mixture to cool.
  5. Slice or grate fresh apple
  6. Once chia seed mixture has gelled and thickened and granola mix has cooled, create a layered affect with chia mixture and apple puree in glass or bowl. Garnish with granola mix and slice/grated apple