Papaya Bowl with Coconut Chia Pudding and Fruits
Papaya Bowl with Chia Pudding and Fresh Fruit recipe, inspired by a dish from the Hau Tree restaurant in Honolulu. This recipe has a beautiful presentation, simple assembly, and nutritional benefits, is vegan and customizable.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Chia Pudding
- 1 can coconut milk full fat
- ⅓ cup chia seeds
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
Granola
- ½ cup homemade cashew butter
- ▢⅓ cup maple syrup
- ▢½ cup olive oil
- ▢3 cups of oats
- ▢1 cup of walnuts
- ▢½ cup green pumpkin seeds pepitas
- ▢½ cup sliced almonds
- ▢½ cup unsweetened coconut
- ▢1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ▢½ teaspoon kosher salt with another ½ saved for the end
- ▢2 teaspoons turbinado sugar
Putting it All Together
- 1 banana sliced
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup strawberries sliced
- 1 Tablespoon honey
Instructions
Chia Pudding
- In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup with the coconut milk, add the chia seeds.
- Stir well and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Granola
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine the oats, nuts, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, coconut, and salt in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, combine the cashew butter, vanilla, oil, and maple syrup. Mix well.
- Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and using a wooden spoon or spatula to combine. You want all of the dry ingredients to get a bit moistened.
- Spread on one or two baking sheets---trying to really give all of the pieces some room.
- Bake for about 20 minutes. Pull out the baking sheets and toss around the granola.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Check every five minutes as it gets later in the cook time to make sure things aren't burning.
- Once you pull the granola out of the oven, sprinkle with the turbinado sugar and the other ½ teaspoon of the kosher salt. Gently toss them together.
- Let cool completely and store in a air tight container for up to a week (if it lasts that long).
Putting it Altogether
- Cut your papaya in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
- Fill each papaya half with your prepared chia pudding.
- Arrange your fresh fruit on top.
- Sprinkle granola over everything and add a light drizzle of honey if you want extra sweetness.
Notes
Make sure the papaya is ripe but not too soft. You want it to be able to hold its shape when you remove the seeds.
The granola recipe is optional. If you don't have time (or the ingredients) to make a granola, store bought is fine. I prefer one that has more nuts than grains but choose what you like.
The recipe is naturally vegan, just skip the honey. To make it gluten free, just make sure your granola is gluten free.