Coconut Cup

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup coconut water
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground almonds, lightly toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon flaxseed
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped cashews, lightly toasted
• 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped pistachios, lightly toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon sunflower seeds, lightly toasted
• 1 tablespoon dried apricots, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried cranberries, soaked in a little apple juice
• 1 teaspoon dried goji berries, soaked in a little apple juice
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes
• fresh fruit in season, for garnish

Method:

1. Stir together the coconut milk, chia seeds, almond powder, flaxseed and maple syrup in a cereal bowl. Refrigerate overnight, covered, to allow the seeds to plump and the mixture to thicken into a loose pudding.
2. Uncover the pudding, and arrange the toasted nuts / seeds, dried fruit and coconut flakes in neat piles on top of the pudding.
3. Garnish with fresh fruit in season.