Almond Milk Parfait

Recipe and photos by NutraMilk nutritionist, Florencia Tagliavini.

This pretty parfait can be made with any plant-based milk you like. It makes a great filling breakfast, snack or deliciously sweet dessert. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

Yields 2

For almond milk

• 1 cup (150g) almonds
• 1 quart (946ml) water
• 1/8 teaspoon Pink Himalayan salt (optional)

For parfait

• ¼ cup chia seeds
• 4 pitted Medjool dates
• 1 ¼ cup almond milk or any other plant-based milk made with the NutraMilk
• ½ cup frozen blueberries
• 1 cup coconut yogurt or other yogurt of choice
• handful of blueberries and strawberries for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

For almond Milk

• Start by making fresh almond milk with the NutraMilk:
• Place almonds in the NutraMilk container.
• Press Butter cycle, set for 7 minutes.
• Press Start.
• Open the container lid, add water and replace lid.
• Press Mix (do not change the default Mix time).
• Press Start.
• Press Dispense.
• Set 1 ¼ cup aside for recipe and store the rest in a container for later use.

For parfait

• Combine milk, chia seeds in a jar or bowl and stir a few times.
• Let sit for at least 1 hour to soak and soften the chia seeds and thicken in to pudding consistency. If you have time let it sit overnight.
• Leave half of this mixture as is to use as one of the layers.
• Place the other half in blender with blueberries, dates and blend for other layer.
• Assemble parfait: You can layer as you´d like. One layer or almond milk and chia, another of blueberry almond milk with chia and the third is the plain yogurt.
• Garnish with a few strawberries and blueberries and serve.