Lemon Chia Pot

Glass jar filled with yoghurt and chia seeds, blueberries and lemon zest are sprinkled on top and there are lemons in the background.

This creamy lemon chia pot is full of zesty lemon and tastes sublime for breakfast. The maple syrup and blueberries add sweetness, plus a natural burst of antioxidants, and these flavours work so well with the lemon.

This is a filling protein-rich breakfast that you can stir together when you wake up or you can make it the night before. I like to make a big batch at the beginning of the week, so I have all my breakfasts sorted.

Your gut will love these too. The lemon juice kick-starts the digestion, the yoghurt and the polyphenols in the blueberries add diversity to the gut microbiome and the fibre in the chia and flax helps the gut to flow easily; and they also provide anti-inflammatory essential fatty acids. The chia and flax seeds should be soaked in the milk and yoghurt for at least 30 minutes if you want to get the full gut benefits.

Find the dairy-free switches in the cook’s tips below.

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Lemon Chia Pot

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Passive time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfasts
Servings 1
Suitable for Special Diet (or adaptable) Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Low-sugar, Nut-free, Vegetarian

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the ingredients together except the blueberries, and leave them in a glass jar in the fridge overnight. If you are prepping this in the morning, then soak everything together for at least 30 minutes to help get the most benefit from the chia and flax and to enhance the taste.
  • When you are ready to eat this lemon chia pot, garnish it with the blueberries and an extra sprinkle of lemon zest if you wish.

Notes

You could replace the blueberries with any seasonal soft fruit like raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blackcurrants or redcurrants. This chia pot also tastes amazing topped with a fruit compote or a chia berry jam.
If you have a sensitive gut on the looser side, or if this is for a child, then reduce the chia and flax seeds to 1 teaspoon of each. 
Dairy-free, replace the milk and yoghurt with your favourite dairy-free alternatives. If tolerated, you can use goat/sheep/buffalo yoghurt and milk.
Keep the lemony yoghurt mixture in a sealed glass jar in the fridge for up to 5 days. Give it a quick stir before serving.

Per serving. Nutrition content in food is never consistent, so take these estimates with a pinch of salt! Also, our recipes tend to use low-GI carbs and sugars, so these values are not directly comparable with shop-bought UPFs.

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