Name: Coconut Chia Porridge Recipe
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 7 min
Ingredients: 1 cup almond milk; 1 vanilla bean; 1 TBSP ground flax seed; 1 TBSP chia seeds; 1 TBSP hemp seeds; ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut; a pinch of sea salt; pistachios

Winter may be on its way out, but some mornings my family still craves a warm, nourishing breakfast. Since I found out I’m allergic to eggs, my no-oat oatmeal is out and we wanted another healthy and hearty breakfast option.

Of course, we don’t do oatmeal around here and I’m not about to give my kids Cream of Wheat, so I love serving up a big bowl of this delicious coconut chia porridge. It’s grain free and the figs, pistachios, and vanilla beans give it a real depth that everyone in my family appreciates.

The best part: You can even combine the seeds and coconut ahead of time in a jar with your own choice of spices and dried fruit for an easy, ready-to-go, hot “cereal” mix.

As always, I buy all my ingredients in advance here so I can save money and time — I hope you and your family enjoy this hearty breakfast as much as we do!

Coconut Chia Porridge Recipe

A healthy hot breakfast cereal or porridge with chia sees, flax seeds, hemp, coconut, and figs + pistachios for flavor. Hearty and satisfying …

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 5

Total Time 7

Calories 865kcal

Author Katie Wells

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Servings

Ingredients

1 cup almond milk
1 vanilla bean
1 TBSP ground flax seed
1 TBSP chia seeds
1 TBSP hemp seeds
¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
a pinch of sea salt
pistachios dried figs, and raw honey to garnish

Instructions

Pour the almond milk into a small saucepan.
Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise, and scrape seeds into milk.
Warm the milk over medium heat until it comes to a gentle boil.
Add the flax, chia, hemp seeds, and coconut and stir to combine.
Reduce the heat to low and stir until porridge thickens.
Season with a small pinch of salt. Serve immediately with pistachios, figs, and honey drizzled over top.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Coconut Chia Porridge Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 1/2 cup)

Calories 865 Calories from Fat 573

% Daily Value*

Fat 63.7g98%

Saturated Fat 41.4g259%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 281mg12%

Carbohydrates 41.5g14%

Fiber 17.3g72%

Sugar 10.5g12%

Protein 35.4g71%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

Mix up a large batch of the seeds and coconut with whatever spices you like ahead of time, then just use a little less than ½ cup of the mix for each batch.

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Co-founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

Comments

34 responses to “Coconut Chia Porridge Recipe”

Elizabeth

September 9, 2019

Is one serving really 63.7 grams of fat?

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Lisa

February 17, 2019

This recipe looks interesting to me and I’m wondering should chia seeds be soaked before eating them and if so how would I do that before hand and make porridge out of it? Thanks! I love your recipes, health information, home remedies!

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Courtney

March 8, 2018

Hi all! Anyone have a good substitute for flax in the recipe? Everyone in my family has a flax sensitivity. Thanks!

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1. Christine
  
  August 7, 2018
  
  Just substitute with the chia seeds as mentioned in recipe I believe.
  
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Gloria

December 23, 2017

The porridge came out slimy is that suppose to happen?

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MARIANGELES RIVERA

June 15, 2017

GREETINGS!
I USED ALMOND MILK FOR YRS, THEN I FOUND OUT IT’S NOT THAT HEALTHY, UNLESS IT’S ORGANIC.
ANYWAY, I PREFER TO USE COCO MILK, BEING FROM THE CARIBE, WE HAVE LOTS OF COCOS AROUND, THEREFORE, I PREFER TO MAKE MY OWN- IT TASTES A LOT BETTER, PLUS IT’S CHEAPER. (I MUST ADMIT, THAT MOST OF THE TIME I BUY SHREDED UNSWEETENED COCONUT SINCE I HAVE SHOULDER ISSUES AND IT’S HARD ON THEM TO BREAK THE COCOS AND SCRAPE THE “MEAT” OUT, ETC.)I HAVE A VITAMIX, SO THE REST IS EASY.
THEREFORE, FOR THIS RECIPE I MUST TELL YOU IT’S DELICIOUS W/ THE COCO MILK – THE FLAVOR IS TO DIE FOR. THANK YOU

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Antonette

July 1, 2016

I grew up in a Jamaican household and our version of porridge is cornmeal, oatmeal, plantain, or green banana. Each one is loaded with sugar and condensed milk. I just started the keto diet and I hate eggs for breakfast so this recipe spoke to my heart and my belly! I used cashew milk for this recipe because that is what I had, replaced the vanilla bean with a tsp of vanilla extract and instead of the pistachios and figs I added blueberries. It was absolutely DELICIOUS! Thanks Mama!

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  July 1, 2016
  
  I’m glad you enjoyed it!
  
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Suzie

November 25, 2015

I love this recipe – thanks for sharing Katie 🙂

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Sunny

November 7, 2015

I’m surprised that you eat hemp seeds. The WAPF’s claim is that they are not suitable for human consumption because of their high levels of polyunsaturated fat.

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Trudy

July 11, 2015

I love all your ideas, dedication and hard work to try and help others Katie and I regularly read your posts and am frequently on your web site. I also share ‘you’ on my FB page!! However, unlike all the other comments, I am sorry to say I found this totally bland and disgusting!!! I am SO sorry? I kept adding more vanilla, then cinammon and raw honey etc to try and make it palatable but no improvement at all. I am so disappointed as I was so excited to try this and even made my own almond milk for it. I will probably give it another try and maybe mix in some raspberries and berries next time but so far it’s a big thumbs down from me? it was almost torturous just trying to eat it up!!! Yuk

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1. Gwyneviere
  
  October 18, 2017
  
  Hi
  You might like it better uncooked. I just let my chia seeds soak for maybe an hour…not even overnight. I like the consistency much better! Good luck!
  
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Mary

July 3, 2015

as you are out of grains and eggs, how can you make a high protein breakfast. It is so stressful for me. I am told that it is important to have a high protein amount in the morning and carbs later in the evening – like Dr. Alan’s advise.

it would be greatly appreciated if you share how you eat breakfast daily? it would save my sanity!

cheers,
mary

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1. Katie – Wellness Mama
  
  July 3, 2015
  
  I’ve been doing a lot of breakfast stirfrys and scrambles, such as this one: https://wellnessmama.com/5432/taco-scramble/
  
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Angelica

May 21, 2015

This recipe was absolutely delicious. I’m determined to buy your cookbook this weekend and I am just wondering if this porridge could be made, say in the beginning of the week, and then refrigerated and some be reheated every morning? That would be so incredibly convienent but I am not used to dealing with these kind of ingredients and would like some insight. Thank you!

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Ariel

May 18, 2015

i LOVE this combo already. thanks Katie. I have been looking for a way to make chiaseeds work like this. because everyone raves about chocolate banana chia pudding. but thats just gross. Definitly doing this.

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corinna

May 16, 2015

I love oatmeal and cream of wheat… I’m Irish, what can I say? Lol but i also love coconut. I just made this, and I could definitely eat this. I used coconut milk because that’s what I had, but it would probably be better with almond. The coconut milk can be a bit “slimy?” Also I added raisins and cinnamon… Cause raisins and cinnamon… But overall, I’d make this again. Going to give it to my toddler tomorrow. Thanks 🙂

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Hailey

May 12, 2015

I’ve tried a few recipes to replace my beloved steel cut oats in order to cut out some grains from my diet. I have not been able to find anything nearly as satisfying until coming upon your recipe! I made a batch, but instead of cooking it I stirred it together intermittently while prepping other and let it sit in the fridge over night. I used vanilla extract and added half a banana along with the figs and it was amazing! My boyfriend (who is skeptical of my grain-free alternatives) had a bite and said he loved it. Thanks for the recipe!

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  May 12, 2015
  
  So glad you like it!
  
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Joan

May 12, 2015

Just perfect for breakfast. I want to start my day with something clean and wholesome like this Coconut Chia Porridge. Whenever I want to have the right boost for a loaded day I just cook you recipe, thanks a lot.

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jacey

May 11, 2015

My favorite AIP “oatmeal” recipe involves “riced” cauli, grated apples, shredded coconut, simmer until cooked through. Top with fruit, honey, cinnamon, nuts etc. Giving up oatmeal was the hardest thing for me. I still crave it, but having something like this helps.

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Olivia

May 10, 2015

Hi
I love your website, I make this for breakfast but also add buckwheat or gluten free oats, nursing gets me really hungry lol

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Christina

May 10, 2015

Thanks for this great recipe Katie! I recently switched to the grain-free diet, and love a bowl of something warm to eat for breakfast. With oats out of the question, this was a yummy and filling alternative. I didn’t have vanilla beans, but added vanilla extract and cinnamon and it was delicious. I also didn’t have almond milk, so used cashew milk instead. The figs and honey were a great touch as well. I’ll be sharing this recipe on my pinterest = D

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  May 10, 2015
  
  So glad you liked it!
  
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Kirsten

May 9, 2015

Hi Katie, thanks for this recipe, it looks delicious. I was wondering if you know of any store-bought or online coconut or almond milks that are healthy. I have a newborn and a toddler and struggle to find the time to make my own. Please let me know, thanks! Ps- I made your coleslaw last week and it was delicious- best we’ve had, thanks so much!

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1. Bets
  
  May 11, 2015
  
  I’m not Katie but I’ve been buying my coconut oil & shredded coconut from Tropical Traditions and have been buying my almonds from Bremner Farms (I believe that’s the name – info was saved on other laptop that I had to send in for repairs) – This farm has Unpasteurized Almonds. almonds sold thru stores have to be pasteurized & therefore are no really ‘raw’ (also these almonds won’t be available until July/August so you have to keep checking or leave email for info. You also need to be read to purchase because they don’t last long. I usually buy 10 lbs.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
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2. Terry
  
  May 14, 2015
  
  Hi Kirsten. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find a truly healthy Almond milk but unfortunately they all have something in them that is non-healthy, the price we pay for convenience. Here is three of the top brands and their ingredient listings.
  
  Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Original-
  Purified water, almonds, tapioca starch, calcium carbonate, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan, soy lecithin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, d-alpha-tocopherol (natural vitamin E).
  
  Pacific unsweetened original-
  Organic Almond Base (Water, Organic Almonds), Organic Rice Starch, Sea Salt, Organic Vanilla, Natural Flavor, Carrageenan, Riboflavin (B2), Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2.
  
  Silk unsweetened original-
  Filtered Water, Almonds, Sea salt, Locust bean gum, Sunflower lecithin, Gellan gum & Natural flavor.
  
  It looks to me like Blue Diamond brand is the most objectionable. It’s kind of a toss up between the other two.
  If anyone reading this knows of a better one, I’d love to know.
  
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  1. Christi
    
    January 17, 2016
    
    Just found a very clean almond milk called new barn they have unsweetened I believe only sold in whole foods. I am allergic to wheat, oats and corn which is in everything. New barn has only clean products check it out
    
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3. Terry
  
  May 14, 2015
  
  adding to my previous comment- Just found two great Coconut milks! I know we’re talking almond milk here but coconut milk is another great substitute for dairy. “AROY-D” and “Chaokoh” both available at amazon.com. Pure water and coconut! The container is BPA free as well. I can’t believe I found this! Had to share. Also, you can get a lot of info on these brands at importfood.com
  
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4. Susan
  
  December 6, 2015
  
  I use So Delicious because it doesn’t contain carrageenan (a known carcinogen that most non-dairy and dairy milks contain). It’s also very yummy!
  
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Marcia Gardiner

May 9, 2015

I would like to know why you don’t eat oatmeal because I thought that was pretty healthy and cream of wheat which I love but never cook. Once in a while if I go out for breakfast and they have cream of wheat , I will order it because I never make it at home. But would love to hear your feedback ! Thanks.
Marcia

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  May 9, 2015
  
  Wheat and oats are grains, and we avoid them for these reasons: https://wellnessmama.com/575/problem-with-grains/
  
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  1. Betsy
    
    May 10, 2015
    
    I agree with you and I also heard from other websites & the TV show “Know The Cause” with Doug Kaufman. I’ve been on the Phase 1 diet for almost a year then began using some Phase 2 foods. So now has been just over a year that I began. Have lost 30 lbs without trying. (Even though I cheated here & there)
    So I’ve been stricter on my diet than most non-grain people.
    
    No grains. No sugar (I use xylitol or stevia -without nothing else in it; will use honey some later -because Honey is so great, I may eat too much,,,), I eat Buckwheat, Quinoa, Amaranth, Tapioca, ALL Seeds, ALL Nuts (except pistachio & peanuts -both prone to fungus), ALL berries, Lemons, Limes, Apple Cider Vinegar with The Mother (I prefer Braggs), Veggies (try to always eat Organic when possible) and Chia – love to make a gel with these seeds – AND
    
    I am definitely going to try your porridge recipe. Yummy….
    
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