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Time to jump on this whole chia seed bandwagon.
Actually, I have been eating chia seeds for years, but this is the very first time I have used them in anything other than yogurt.
I always make giant yogurt bowls (again, hyped on the bowl food) with pomegranate arils (or any other berry/fruit depending on the season), almonds and or pistachios and chia seeds. It is super simple, but I eat these yogurt bowls almost every single day. If you know me, than you know I am a nut and greek yogurt loving freak. I eat the two of them together all the time.
And yes, this means that I actually do eat snacks other than chocolate cake and brownies…….
Not that I have any problem with that.
Soo….
I feel like we should talk a little bit about this new look the site has.
I mean it has been live since Friday.
So yeah, I think it is time to chit-chat a little about it.
First of all, what do you think?
I am hopping you guys are loving it as much as I do. It is fun right?
I think some of my favorite parts are the cute little forks scattered throughout the site. Melissa + Erin did a great job.
I absolutely love Melissa’s designs. She is one talented women and if you ask me she is killing it in both the blogging and design worlds. And now, on top of all that, she is learning to master the new mommy world as well!
Somehow she totally got what I was going for and even showed me that I can like the color pink. Just so you know, I have never, ever like the color pink. Ask anyone and they will tell you I am a true tomboy at heart, so the pink was definitely a surprise, but I am kind of loving it.
Other than the design of the site, everything else should pretty much work the same.
Be sure to let me know if there are any issues you guys run into. There are always a few kinks to work out in the first couple days, so please leave a comment or shoot me an email.
Ahhh….. and  isn’t the font the cutest? I love the font.
I feel like it is just refreshing. New year… new clean and pretty site. YES! I have been wanting a new design since I started Half Baked Harvest, so I am pumped.
Oh, and I am kind pumped over these shakes. Although they are honestly more like soft serve ice cream. It just depends on how much almond milk you use, but I left mine thick. I am a sucker for soft serve. DQ was my childhood favorite.
Chocolate Pistachio Chia Shake.
Servings: 2 drinks
Calories Per Serving: 498 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk plus more to thin if desired
- 2 tablespoons black chia seeds
- 3 whole medjool dates pitted
- 1/3 cup roasted + shelled pistachios plus more for topping
- 3 frozen medium + very ripe bananas peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt or use coconut milk yogurt for a vegan option
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix together the milk and chia seeds. Let this sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile add the pistachios and dates to the bowl of a food processor or high powered blender. Blend until the mixture becomes finely chopped and almost butter like, scraping down the side as you go. You want to get it as smooth as possible. I let the mixture blend for about 5 minutes.
- To the blender add the chia seeds + milk mixture, the frozen banana chunks, cocoa powder, greek yogurt and vanilla extract. Blend until thick, creamy, and smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the blender as needed. If the shake is too thick add more milk to your liking.
Notes
*If you would like a sweeter shake add 1 tablespoon (or more) of honey - to your taste.
Go ahead, be as indulgent as you like – they won’t hurt a bit!
Great looking recipe. I love chai seeds. I am lucky enough to have a vitamix, after soaking the chai seeds and milk, can I run the milk, chai seeds, dates and pistachios through the vitamix. Or should I still do them separately. Great looking site.
Hey Shayla!
I think that would probably work fine. I am jealous of you vitamix!!
Hope you love these, Shayla!
I’ve been on the chia seed bandwagon for a long time, and I looooove pistachios….this shake is right up my alley!
Thanks Kelli!
Pistachios are my favorite!
I never make anything with chia seeds and it’s silly since they’re basically anti-everythingbadforyou in a spoon. Love this!
You have to give them a try!
Thanks Katrina!
The site is super cute! It is very professional and has a very light airy happy feeling to it! Soooo there is so mych hype with chia seeds, if you are down with it I know I gotta try making something with them now. I hear they are really good to make jams and jellies with too! Will try this bad boy! They have all them omega 3’s right?!
Right! They are loaded with Omegas!!
Thanks Sophia!
I love chia seeds too. I pretty much put it in my bread and brownie recipes. The only challenge is how to get rid of them from you teeth because the stuck to your teeth easily, but this does not make me averse the seed because it is so healthy.
They do get stuck in teeth, so annoying!!
Hope you love this!
I honestly don’t think I have ever use chia seeds before. I mean I love chia tea…so why wouldn’t I love chia seeds? This shake looks amazing, anything with pistachios is good with me! Love the look of your new site 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Thank you! I love pistachios too!
The chia shake looks so yummy and I love the little forks as on your site as well.
Thank you, Liz!
YES yes yes!!! This is what I’m talking about. Thick and creamy shakes [chocolate of course] in the dead of winter! I’ve got to try this chia trick!
Thanks Steph!
Sounds very interesting and tempting.. bookmarked!!
Thank you!
Loving the new look of your site Tieghan and this chia shakes sounds amazing!
I haven’t chia seed anything yet! I know…totally late to the party. But these look deeelish! DQ is definitely one of my favs and so is the choc/pistachio combo!
I guess better late than never right?
P.s for some reason your banana picture made me giggle.
Thanks Taylor! Bananas do that to people. They always remind me of monkeys!
Filled with yummy, healthy things! What a great alternative to the standard blueberry smoothie we make all the time around here. Chocolate anything, yes, please.
Thanks Annie!
Love it! Pinned it! Love the new look of the site, very fresh and new for the new year! And the forks here there and everywhere are pretty darn cute 😉 Love the pops of pink, not too girly at all, you should have no worries 🙂 LOL Keep up the good work, you have an amazing talent with food.
Thank you so much, Jennifer!!
Love your new site. I would love to try this recipe though 😀
Thank you!
I love chia seeds. They’re miracle workers, really! I bet they make this shake so smooth! Mmm! Gorgeous images and styling. That straw I think was tailor-made for this recipe! pinned
Thanks!! I thought the straw was pretty perfect too!
Oh and thanks for the pin!