These delicious little Chia Breakfast Pots are everything you want in a breakfast. They're creamy, simple to put together, perfect for being made ahead of time and super duper good for you. For those out-of-time time school mornings, feel like a super hero parent as your kids skip onto the school bus with you knowing they're full of all sorts of good for you :)

Chia Breakfast Pots

I always thought that Chia Seeds were one of those trendy new ingredients that were going to be in the spotlight for a while, then vanish until the next decade, and in this house we don't really do fad foods. I know that they are all kinds of good for you, but I secretly hoped they would move on.

But they didn't. Because they are "all kinds of good for us". Read more on this here. How wrong I was.

I have tried to introduce them to my family a number of times. But no matter what I did to those nasty little seeds, no one liked them - Including me. And that bugs me. I mean, these seeds were eaten with relish by the Aztecs. They are a superfood. And I gagged every time a put them in my mouth.

Then I came across Paleo Grubs Choc Chia Recipe and how she popped the seeds into a blender before allowing them to set. Ha. Damn. That is pure genius!!!! That might just work. So I tried it again, just one last time.

This time blending in some oats and the infallible vanilla and cinnamon combo. And guess what?? It worked!

The science of high speed blending and raw oats took away that delightful "slimy crunchiness" (so aptly described by my 8 yr old). What we ended up with was a thick, creamy, delicious breakfast. We are finally a chia seed converted family, and I couldn't be happier.

I use these little glass jars to make these Chia breakfast pots. They're super cute and dishwasher proof.

Chia Seed Oatmeal

Chia seeds and Oatmeal are such a good combination. I've never had an probs getting the kids to eat Oatmeal, we have it a lot for easy breakfasts and being a 'neutral' kind of flavor and not wanting add a ton of sugar to sweeten it up, I make Oatmeal in all sorts of flavor combinations.

By halving the oatmeal and replacing it with Chia seeds, you get these cute little breakfast pots that can really be flavored in the same way as you would with oatmeal. I've made these breakfast pots Vanilla because we all love the Vanilla and Cinnamon combo, but you could easily add your own flavors and make these your own.

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How To Use Chia Seeds In Oatmeal

I replace half for half, so there are equal quantities of Oatmeal and Chia seeds. Blending the Chia and Oatmeal together takes away the 'sliminess' lots of kids (and their parents!) get with Chia seeds.

If your kids are totally on board with the Chia seed thing, feel free to simply combine the Chia and Oatmeal in a bowl and skip the blending step, but if yours are new to these little seeds of goodness, this is a brilliant way to introduce them into their diets.

As time goes on you can change the quantities you're blending into the Oatmeal, so you can see a few seeds but not then many and increase this until your kids are happy with it. Or you can simply blend them forever as I intend to :)

Make Ahead Chia Breakfast Pots

If you need a breakfast to take out of the fridge and put in front of the kids, this is the breakfast for you!

These need time to set in the fridge, so really you have to make them ahead anyway. I make these the night (or day) before and then whip them out at breakfast time the next day.

You can get away with setting these for a few hours, but overnight is perfect. Feel free to add some fresh chopped or sliced fruit right before serving, or if you have some frozen fruit, you can pop this on top when you're making this and whilst it's setting in the fridge, the frozen fruit will thaw and seep into the breakfast pot.

The extra water in the frozen fruit can make this slightly less firm, but adds an extra portion of fruit and is just as yummy!

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How To Make Chia Breakfast Pots

Ingredients

1 ¼ cup Almond Milk
¼ cup chia seeds
¼ cup raw oats
1 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Blend all ingredients together for around 15 - 20 seconds on high speed
Pour into bowl or small containers (makes around 2 small cups)
Allow to set overnight in the fridge
Serve chilled with sliced fruit

Chia Breakfast Pot Recipe

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