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Allergy-Friendly Chia (or Flax) Seed Not-Oatmeal

Writer: Allergy Dragon
Allergy Dragon
15 hours ago
3 min read

A bowl of warm chia seed not-oatmeal ('pudding') topped with fresh strawberries and shredded coconut is served in a simple white bowl. The bowl sits on a dark blue plate on top of a dark blue and white checked plate. Everything rests on a red and white checked placemat. Illustrates an allergy-friendly recipe by Allergy Dragon. Image courtesy of Allergy Dragon.


"...what nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast?..."

–Anthony Bourdain


Headshot of Marth Morgan, Allergy Dragon, a professional chef, recipe innovator and content creator who collaborates with Allergy Force.

While I love oatmeal for breakfast it doesn't love me. With my perfect storm of dietary challenges, from celiac disease to food allergies, including alpha-gal, I find it's easier to avoid it altogether. But how I miss it! I created this easy recipe for Chia (or Flax) Seed Not-Oatmeal to fill the void. While this Not-Oatmeal has become a go-to breakfast for me, made fresh or overnight-oats style, it can also do triple duty as a dessert or pick-me-up snack (think 'pudding'). It's easy to dress-up to tempt even the most fickle tastebuds at your table. Plus Chia and Flax Seeds are superfoods that will show your body the love. Make this…


Allergy-Friendly Chia (or Flax) Seed Not-Oatmeal

(makes 4 servings)


Ingredients


  • 1 cup of your favorite dairy-free milk

  • ¼ cup Chia or Flax Seeds, whole or ground (*See tips)

  • 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, agave, or honey (*See tips)

  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract


Let’s Get Started!


  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

  2. Mix well and allow the ingredients to set for 10 minutes.

  3. Stir again once the seeds have started to gel.

  4. Allow for setup for at least 1 hour or overnight. (*See tips!!!)

  5. Stir before serving and add your favorite fruit or toppings to serve. (*See tips)


*Tips

Toddler in sunglasses and a sunhat eats red strawberries from his dish of oatmeal with his fingers. Image by Quentin Touvard on Unsplash.

  1. Does triple duty: perfect as a breakfast of champions when oatmeal's a no-go, or as a snack or dessert 'pudding'. Definitely an anytime treat.

  2. Experiment with texture: For a creamier result use ground Chia Seeds.

  3. Experiment with temperature: Delicious served cold or warm. To warm it you can microwave it for approx. 1 minute and add a dash of allergy-friendly milk or water to thin it out to taste. Keeps 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator.

  4. This is a key step: It's important to allow Chia and Flax Seeds enough time to absorb liquid to aid digestion when you eat them. Plus, the time in the liquid helps create the creamy ('pudding') oat texture.

  5. Play with the flavor profile:

    • You can make the Not-Oatmeal/pudding more sweet or less sweet by adjusting the amount of sweetener added.

    • Add 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder if you're in a chocolatey mood.

    • Or, flavor it with your favorite spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, or cardamom or some combination of them make it taste like fall.

    • Consider tasty add-ins like chocolate chips, coconut, raisins, toasted pumpkin or sunflower seeds, fresh fruit (think berries or bananas), even a dollop of jam.



Bon appetit!

Logo for Allergy Dragon that depicts chef Martha Morgan who is Allergy Dragon founder

Chef Martha Morgan (aka Allergy Dragon) actively engages with Louisville's food allergy, celiac, and auto-immune disease communities through in-person classes at Rainbow Blossom Wellness Center, Dare to Care Kitchen, and local libraries. Through her work she demystifies cooking and baking delicious things for restricted diets and makes kitchen creativity not only possible, but fun.


While Chef Martha lives in Louisville, Kentucky, she offers virtual group and private classes, ensuring everyone can access her allergy-friendly cooking guidance from anywhere.


To learn about or with Chef Martha, explore this link and see everything Allergy Dragon is doing to make life with food allergies, celiac, and auto-immune conditions deliciously easy and safe.

Headshot of Marth Morgan, Allergy Dragon, a professional chef, recipe innovator and content creator .

About the Author: Chef Martha Morgan (Allergy Dragon) is a specialty diet and allergy chef who shares tips, tricks and best recipes from over 30 years of professional cooking experience on social media and at the Allergy Dragon's Lair.


Chef Martha provides support in the kitchen to everyone with food allergies, food intolerances, and specialty diets. Her expertise includes providing a full range of cooking guidance in the kitchen from technique, to finding safe products, to handling those new products, to creating (or re-creating as the case may be) recipes.


Connect with Allergy Dragon on Instagram (@allergy_dragon), Facebook (@allergydragon), and LinkedIn, and follow Allergy Dragon on YouTube.


Credits: Allergy Dragon and Quentin Touvard on Unsplash







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