Banana and dark chocolate chia pudding

I  laid in bed yesterday thinking since when did I become such an angry, inpatient person? I have been snapping at everyone recently and even beeped my horn at a slow driver yesterday – a big no-no in England.

The feeling of guilt ate me up afterwards. How must I have made that driver feel? What if it was an old lady or a teenager learning how to drive?

I am a strong believer in “owning up”, in the sense that I don’t like using external reasons to blame for my own actions. But this week I am going to have to make an exception and blame my period. The changes are palpable, not only in terms of emotions but also in regards to my stomach.

My diet has changed considerably in the last few months, I have been trying to cut down on refined sugar and starchy foods and as a result I have been craving chocolate less and less, or in fact any sweet stuff. Result!

But do you ever feel like sometimes food rules your emotions? My period then came and like clockwork, chocolate is all I thought about. Food is an emotional thing, and my body was not pleased with the lack of sugar. So to (kinda) trick it I made this dark chocolate chia pudding and this recipe has become my closest friend, even past my hormonal tribulations.

I have been eating it pretty much everyday – it contains no dairy or sugar yet feels rich and indulgent. I urge you to try it, it takes 5 minutes to make!

Banana and dark chocolate chia pudding

300ml almond milk

2 medium over ripe banana

50g dark chocolate, plus more for shavings 

60g chia seeds

1. In a microwave proof bowl chop the chocolate, add half the milk to it and melt it in the microwave high setting for 10 seconds and stir. Repeat this process until chocolate has completely melted into the milk 

2. Add bananas and rest of milk to a food processor and blend 

3. Mix banana and chocolate mixtures with the chia seeds, mixing well

4. Chill for at least 1 hours, preferably overnight

5. Sprinkle chocolate shavings before serving.