When the weather becomes gloomy and gray, small reminders of warm, tropical locations can do wonders. These reminders may come in the form of a spicy fragrance, lush colors or a fruity flavor. This past week, tutorials using tropical fragrances and vibrant hues (such as the Vibrant Mehndi Cold Process) have been highlighted…now it’s time for a fruity (edible) treat!
Made from fresh mangos, creamy coconut milk and nutritious chia seeds, this pudding is guilt-free and full of flavor. If you are unfamiliar with chia seeds they small, tasteless and full of omega-3 fatty acids, calcium and fiber. Once they come in contact with liquid, after a few hours they transform the liquid into a creamy, thick consistency.
What You’ll Need:
2 cups chopped mango (about 2 mangos)
2 cups light coconut milk
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup + 2 Tbs. chia seeds
1 tsp. lime juice
1/2 tsp. coconut flavoring (optional)
Honey (optional)
ONE: Remove the skin from the mangos, using a pairing knife or peeler. Cut into small pieces, and place into a blender.
TWO: Add yogurt, coconut milk, coconut flavoring and lime juice to the blender. Blend all ingredients until completely smooth. Taste! If you’d like it sweeter, add honey to taste and blend again until smooth.
THREE: Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, and stir in chia seeds until fully incorporated. Place the bowl into the fridge for at least 2-3 hours, ideally overnight.
FOUR: After several hours or overnight, the chia seeds will have thickened up the mixture to pudding consistency.
FIVE: If you’d like, top with mango slices and shaved coconut and enjoy!
What is your favorite way to take a “mini-vacation” without actually traveling? We’ll take all the suggestions we can in the rainy, gray PNW! =)
Soap Quisine? Yay, nay?
Hi Christopher!
This is real life pudding that you can eat! It tastes good and is a nice healthy option. We do have lots of fun soap tutorials you may like. You can find those here:
Melt and pour tutorials: http://www.soapqueen.com/category/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/
Cold process tutorials: http://www.soapqueen.com/category/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Hi Kelsey,
This looks like a wonderful recipe. Not only does it look great but healthy ingredients also. Going to the grocery store tomorrow to get ingredients I don’t have. Thank you for the recipe! I just love “The soap queen”! I just ordered some needed things from Brambleberry for soapmaking. I will be a newbie at this and right now I am learning, learning, learning! I am glued to this website with all of the tutorials. Love, love, love them! So clear and easy to understand. Great site! Can you tell, I’m excited!?
Hi Pat!
I’m so glad you like this recipe! It definitely satisfies your sweet tooth with no guilt. 🙂
Also, thank you so much for your kind words! Have fun soaping – can’t wait to see what you make!
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Pinned it for future reference! Looks like it’d taste amazing.
Hi Teresa!
I’m so happy you like it! It’s very tasty. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
this sounds like the most wonderful recipe and you know what, this would make a wonderful Bramble Berry Soap Fragrance!
Hi Cassandra!
I’m so glad you like it! Also, that would make a very fun fragrance. 🙂
You may also like our Tropical Vacation Fragrance Oil. It’s a fun mix of coconut, mango and pineapple!
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Tropical Vacation Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Tropical-Vacation-Fragrance-Oil-P3899.aspx
Is this the coconut milk that comes in a carton (like almond milk) or the kind that comes in a can? Do you include the solid portions, if canned? It looks yummy!
Hi Alicia!
We used the coconut milk that comes in a can. We used the light version, so there were no solid portions.
If you do use the regular version, you can add the solid portions. Because it’s all being blended, the solid parts should incorporate nicely. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
I know between soapmaking, working a full time job, and playing with the kittens, my boyfriend and I enjoy going snowboarding at Crystal Mountain. They have skiing there too, but I’ve never been very good with balancing two blades, so I stick to the one. 🙂 Their pricing is very good, too! (I’m still on the bunny slope mostly though, lol)
Hi Ashley!
That sounds like the perfect winter activity! I tried snowboarding once and spent most of my time falling, but it would be fun to try again. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry