Healthy Buckwheat Pudding – Breakfast Smoothie

Buckwheat Pudding is a delicious super food smoothie, perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack. It is made out of buckwheat groats, bananas, nut butter and a few other fun ingredients. Buckwheat Pudding is high in protein and very nutritious.

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What is Buckwheat Breakfast Pudding?

So, what is Buckwheat Pudding? Growing up in a small European country, I would eat buckwheat only in a form of hot cereal. My mom would either serve it as a savory side dish along with a salad and some protein, or in a form of a sweet and creamy kasha for breakfast.

Recently, I discovered a whole new way to enjoy buckwheat, thanks to Nadia from nadiashealthykitchen.com. Apparently, if you add soaked buckwheat groats into your smoothie, you get a decadent healthy pudding, that can be served for breakfast or as a dessert. Buckwheat gives this dish a smooth and creamy texture, while providing some great health benefits at the same time.

My Healthy Protein Buckwheat Pudding comes together in less than 5 minutes. If you have a sweet tooth like me, defiantly give this recipe a try and discover this unique and delicious buckwheat dish for yourself.

Is Buckwheat Smoothie Gluten-Free?

Yes, it is! Despite its name, buckwheat is gluten-free, since it actually doesn’t contain any wheat. So if you prefer to avoid gluten, this recipe is still for you!

Why is Buckwheat considered a Super Food?

Buckwheat might still be a mystery ingredient for a lot of people. Nevertheless, buckwheat groats have so many amazing nutritional properties! I wish more people knew about it and could include it in their diets. That is another reason why I’m so passionate about sharing this recipe with you today.

Buckwheat is actually a fruit seed, and not a grain. You can do your own research to find out all about its impressive nutritional facts, but let me share just a few of them with you. Buckwheat:

• improves digestion
• boosts heart health
• helps with weight loss
• contains lots of vitamins

If you’ve never had buckwheat before, I highly recommend you start with this recipe. It’s super easy to follow and doesn’t require any cooking.

How to make Buckwheat Pudding?

My Buckwheat Pudding is super easy to make.

The night before you’re planning to have it, make sure to soak your buckwheat groats in cold water. In the morning, just throw all the ingredients in a blender and enjoy!

Optional: you can totally top this pudding with anything you like. I suggest trying fresh blueberries and granola or nuts for a delicious and healthy topping.

Can you eat raw Buckwheat? And Why soak your Buckwheat?

Yes, buckwheat groats can be eaten raw, but it’s recommended to soak them before consuming. The soaking process helps to activate the buckwheat. Therefore, it’s easier for your body to digest.

Make sure to use enough water to cover your buckwheat groats really well. You’ll see how by morning time your groats will absorb all the water turning into a kasha. No cooking is needed, which can help save time in the morning.

Let’s talk Ingredients

Buckwheat – enough said about buckwheat, it’s pretty amazing!

Protein Powder – you could use Vanilla or Chocolate protein powder here, or skip this ingredient all together, if you prefer. I get my protein powder from Amazon or Costco.

Banana – adds natural sweetness to the smoothie. You can use frozen or fresh banana here.

Nut Butter – I am using peanut butter here, but you can use any nut butter you like. Just remember to always check the ingredients of your nut butter. You want the only ingredients to be the nuts and a little bit of salt.

Cinnamon – adds a nice flavor, but is completely optional.

Salt – I always add salt to all my desserts and sweet recipes, as it balances out all the flavors so well.

Milk – feel free to use any milk you like here.

How to customize your pudding?

My Buckwheat Pudding, or so called smoothie, is super easy to customize. As with all my recipes, I encourage you to first try the original recipe and decide what you might want to change from there.

Of course, you want to keep the main ingredient – the buckwheat. Banana also play a huge role here, as it serves as a natural sweetener and gives your pudding a nice creamy texture. The rest of the ingredients you could defiantly play with. Try switching cinnamon for vanilla. Instead of peanut butter, maybe try pistachio butter. By the way, pistachio pudding sounds delicious, doesn’t it?

To make this buckwheat pudding chocolate, simply use chocolate protein powder or add 1 tbsp cacao powder. We discussed the health benefits of cacao powder in my Vanilla Protein Baked Oatmeal blog post. And if you haven’t tried my amazing baked oatmeal recipe yet, make sure to check it out next.

And last but not least, get creative and experiment with your toppings. My absolute favorite topping for this smoothie is fresh blueberries and crunchy coconut chips. Some other great topping ideas are: nuts, seeds, banana slices, dark chocolate chips, and, of course, chia jam.

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