Description
Well it's 38°C (100°F) in Abu Dhabi at the moment, and oddly humid for this time of year, but with September two days away, it may as well be fall in this Canadian girl's brain, and that means pumpkin spice season has arrived. This light and fluffy creation is somewhere between a mousse and a pudding. It's not quite as airy or fluffy as a mousse, but also not really as thick and firm as a pudding. Whatever you want to call it, it's tasty and nutritious. Thanks to the pumpkin, there's almost 50% of an adult female's vitamin A in just a single serving (about 35% for adult males). Happy fall feasting (and can someone please send some chilly air my way)!
Equipment Required: a high-powered blender
Storage: refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Put all ingredients, apart from the chia seeds, in the carafe of a high-powered blender and blend to smooth.Some people enjoy chia pudding with the chia seeds blended in. I tried this method at some point in the past and wasn't a fan. It creates a flavor I don't enjoy. If you like blended chia seeds, feel free to blend them in.
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Add the chia seeds to the carafe and mix these in by hand until well distributed throughout the mixture.
To make this a bit more like a chia pudding, and to add a wee bit more protein, you could increase the chia seeds to ½ cup (80g). The resulting macros would be: 150 calories | 5.5g protein | 10g fat | 3.5g net carbs. -
Transfer the mousse to a large sealable bowl/container, or divide it into 8 small bowls/containers, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until fully chilled and chia seeds are plump and no longer crunchy. I like to let mine set overnight.
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Enjoy chilled.
Topping Options: chopped nuts and/or seeds (I prefer toasted), nut/seed butter, keto-friendly granola, whipped coconut cream or low-carb plant-based cream.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 10
Serving Size about 1/2 cup (125g)
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 130kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 9g14%
- Total Carbohydrate 13g5%
- Dietary Fiber 3g12%
- Protein 4.5g9%
- Allulose 6.5g
- Net Carbs 3.5g
* Total Carbs - (Fiber + Allulose + Sugar Alcohols) = Net Carbs
Notes
- Pumpkin spice is a common spice blend in North America. If you happen to have my first book, you can find a recipe on page 78. If not, there are plenty of recipes available online.
