Easy 10-Minute Chia Seed Pudding Recipe for Yom Kippur Break Fast

This recipe offers a quick and easy dessert option for breaking the Yom Kippur fast, requiring only 10 minutes of preparation time and a total of 250 minutes (including chilling). The dish is classified as easy in difficulty and serves 6 people. It is pareve kosher.

The ingredients include 12 tablespoons (3/4 cup) of chia seeds, 3 cups of milk (dairy or non-dairy like almond, oat, or coconut), a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and one tablespoon of maple syrup, honey, or silan (date syrup) as a sweetener. For an optional syrup, 3 tablespoons of natural pomegranate concentrate, 6 tablespoons of silan, and 3 tablespoons of lukewarm water are needed for dilution.

Preparation involves mixing the chia seeds, milk, vanilla, and sweetener in a large bowl. After a 5-10 minute rest, the mixture should be stirred again to prevent clumping. The pudding then needs to chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight, until it thickens to a pudding-like consistency.

The optional syrup is made by whisking together silan, pomegranate concentrate, and water until smooth. To serve, the pudding is divided into 6 portions, topped with the syrup, and garnished with fresh pomegranate seeds.