Triple Berry Coconut Chia Pudding Parfaits

5/22/18

Triple Berry Coconut Chia Pudding Parfaits are a healthy addition to your Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day menu with it’s red, white, and blue colors and fresh, seasonal flavors. The fruit adds a summery, patriotic appearance to this gluten free, vegan, and paleo breakfast, dessert, or snack.

These coconut chia seed parfaits will give you superfood energy and plenty of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. 

Triple Berry Coconut Chia Seed Parfaits

Summer unofficially kicks off this weekend and every year feel like it’s going to be over in a flash.

A couple of years ago, between Memorial Day and the end of August, I traveled to Portland, Oregon, and Orlando, Florida for conferences, Portland, Maine for the 10K I ran, and Orlando for a big Disney vacation with the family. Both boys went to a camp run at the local schools for two weeks, and the big guy had a week of karate camp. We had tickets to a Yankees-Orioles game, the closeout of the tee ball season spent a few weeks at my mom’s so that we can hit the beach, and mom stayed with us for a week. And this doesn’t even take into account pool days and tons of great parks and hiking trails and places to go fishing in the area.

This summer I’ll be in Oregon for Memorial Day weekend, there’s a Cub Scouts weekend camping trip, a couple of weeks of science camp for the big guy, several more weeks of camp for both kids, a couple of weeks at my mom’s, and vacation to Virginia Beach. Plus we have some baseball tickets and might try to get to some concerts.

Geez, just typing that makes me feel like summer is practically over before it even begins!

Just like in past summers, if you don’t see me buzzing around social media or maybe recycling some old posts with new photos, or maybe taking the route of writing posts along the lines of “I made this recipe and it was yummy. You should make it too.”, it’s because I’m having a blast with my boys.

And of course, in the midst of having the most fun ever, we have to eat the yummiest food ever…

What did family and friends think about Triple Berry Coconut Chia Pudding Parfaits?

When I made coconut chia cream for the tropical fruit salad, The Hubby said I had to make it again for other recipes. If the man says that about chia seeds, I have to listen. But this time I paired it with the best berries of the season – which coincidentally make this parfait perfectly patriotic. Juicy, sweet berries, rich and creamy coconutty goodness, all layered in a glass – the epitome of summer!

We had a couple of The Hubby’s coworker over for dinner, and kids and adults alike devoured these parfaits. My boys were thrilled that there were a couple left so that they could have them for breakfast the next morning. The kids might have declared it the best breakfast ever!

 Triple Berry Coconut Chia Pudding Parfaits Recipe Tips:

• Chia pudding is made simply from mixing chia seeds with a liquid and giving the seeds time to swell and thicken the mixture. In this case, the liquid is light coconut milk.
• You can use powdered sugar to sweeten up the mixture, but if you are avoiding refined sugars, maple syrup and raw honey are paleo options. Skip the honey for one of the other alternatives to make it vegan. Or cut out the sugar altogether and try stevia or Swerve.
• While I love individual servings, there’s no reason you couldn’t just toss this all in a bowl for a picnic. Or use little shot glasses or mini dessert cups to turn them into mini dessert perfect for parties.
• And you can even throw these together if you were invited to a party later today or tomorrow – they take no time at all!

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Want some other chia seed recipes?

• Blueberry Peach Chia Seed Parfaits
• Chia Coconut Granola
• No-Bake Apricot Energy Bars

What are more healthy red, white, and blue desserts?

• Berry Watermelon Fruit Pizza is simple and healthy, and the kids love making and eating it.
• Red, White, and Blue Berry Pound Cake Bites are fun and easy, and so good dipped in whipped coconut cream.
• Red, White, and Blue Greek Yogurt Cheesecake Dips are a healthier way to indulge in cheesecake.
• Banana Berry Cheesecake Greek Yogurt Quinoa Parfaits are another berry-licious layered treat.
• Red, White, and Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles from The View From Great Island are gorgeous and delicious.
• Red, White, and Blue Strawberry Cheesecake Bites from The Kitchen is My Playground are so cute and simple.
• Frozen Yogurt Bark with Berries from Diethood is a perfect cool treat for a hot day.
• Red, White, and Blue Parfaits by Life Tastes Good are also a yummy parfait option.

Triple Berry Coconut Chia Pudding Parfaits

These treats are so good for you, but most importantly, they are absolutely delicious. Perfect for summer holidays or any day when fresh berries are in season, this is such a simple dessert to whip up. It tastes like a rich and creamy, but this healthy dessert recipe is nutritious, naturally gluten free, and can be vegan and paleo depending on your choice of sweetener. If you love this chia parfait recipe as much as we do, I hope you’ll leave a comment and give it a FIVE STAR rating and share a photo on this pin on Pinterest!

Print Recipe

Triple Berry Coconut Chia Pudding Parfaits

A light and healthy dessert, or even a holiday breakfast, with layers of fresh berries and a coconutty chia seed cream.

Prep Time20 mins

Chilling time30 mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chia pudding parfaits

Servings: 8

Calories: 119kcal

Author: Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips

Ingredients

• one 13.5 oz. can light coconut milk
• 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar, honey, or maple syrup, or use Swerve Confectioners Sweetener for low carb/keto
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 2 cups blueberries
• 2 cups raspberries

Instructions

• In a small bowl, stir together the coconut milk, powdered sugar or honey, vanilla, and chia seeds, and set aside in the refrigerator for at least a half hour (you can do this the night before, if you like).
• Divide the strawberries between eight glasses or bowls. Top with a couple of tablespoons of the chia pudding.
• Divide the blueberries between eight glasses or bowls. Divide the remaining coconut chia pudding between the eight dishes.
• Top each with several raspberries, dividing equally between the dishes.
• Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Can be prepared the night before.

Nutrition

Serving: 1parfait | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 0.6% | Vitamin C: 39.5% | Calcium: 4.9% | Iron: 4.8%