Vegan Mofo 2016 Day 19 Blackcurrant and Blueberry Chia Pudding


Day 19 - Goth Day – Blues, purples, blacks? Let your dark side shine. As a former teenage Goth I got a little bit excited when I saw this prompt and immediately set about thinking about how to create a purple breakfast. I'd picked up a couple of bags of these Urban Fruit blueberry and blackcurrant mix a few weeks ago in Home Bargains and they seemed perfect for today's suggestion.


Here's what they looked like straight out of the packet. I popped 2 tablespoons of them in a cup and added a little hot water, just enough to cover and let them re-hydrate further for about 20 minutes.


I then blended the berries and water mix with 3/4 cup of soya milk in a blender. In a bowl I mixed this with 2 tablespoons of chia seeds and 1 1/2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Then I poured the mixture into one of my favourite cups and popped it in the fridge overnight. In the morning I served it with a few dried berries as a topper and this was really tasty and blackcurranty. I'll definitely be making this again and experimenting with other dried fruits in chia puddings.


The photo looks a bit brown but it was more of a lovely mauve colour in real life! And here you go for good measure - a blurry picture of 16 year old goth me circa 1984/5. Complete with purple tie dyed dress from Afflecks Palace and purple lippy (Boots 17).


Today is actually my birthday and I can tell you that despite being 32 years older than I am in this photo I have never, repeat never lost my love of black liquid eyeliner!

Comments

  1. Anonymous19 November 2016 at 07:38

    You look like a much cooler 16 year old than I was! I'm not a fan of blueberries, but I can imagine the blackcurrant flavour being wonderful.

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  2. thrift deluxe19 November 2016 at 10:46

    Happy birthday!

    I've still never tried chia seed but this looks tempting.

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  3. Joey19 November 2016 at 16:01

    Eek - you've just reminded me of several purple lipstick fashion crimes of my teenage years! Now I'd have purple chia over purple lipstick any day!

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  4. J20 November 2016 at 03:40

    Happy birthday! :D Your purple breakfast sounds really good; I don't think I've ever had blackcurrants!

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  5. Susan20 November 2016 at 04:23

    Happy birthday!

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  6. Hillary20 November 2016 at 14:12

    Happy Birthday!! I hope you had an amazing day!!

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  7. Shaheen24 November 2016 at 17:48

    Belated Birthday wishes to you too. I had a love of all things purple, eyeshadow, lipstick and clothing and black eyeliner, but fell in between boho goth ie black long floaty dresses, but although my love of purple continues - my so called sense of fashion has diminished . I do like blueberries, but have not seen that flavour of Urban Fruit where i live. .

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