How to Make Chia Hearts

I love adding chia seeds to my son’s fruit and yogurt. So, when Valentine’s Day was just around the corner, I thought why not form the chia seeds in the shape of a heart. In this case, I served the chia seeds with coconutmilk yogurt and strawberries.

This is the technique I used to create the heart shape. I hope you enjoy and find this tutorial helpful 🙂

 

Products featured in the picture:

Bamboo Bowl: Avanchy

Spoon: Kiddobloom

 

Step By Step Instructions:

  • Cut a long sheet of parchment paper in half. The cut sheets of paper should be larger than the bowl or the plate that the hearts will be created in.
  • Fold one of the papers in half
  • Decide how big or small you would like your heart to be. Then, trace and cut a half heart shape along the folded edge of the paper.
  • Crumble the parchment paper so it’s pliable.  Be careful when undoing it so the heart shape doesn’t tear. Crumbling the parchment paper makes it easy to work with it.
  • Place the heart shape where you’d like your chia heart to be located. Lightly push it down to set
  • Pour chia seeds over the heart
  • Lightly tap it with the back of a spoon
  • Gently move the extra chia seeds as far down and away from the heart as possible. I’ve also found it works best if you use something with a thin tip to move the chia seeds. Something like a pairing knife or an offset spatula.
  • Gently and slowly lift the paper. Some of the chia seeds might fall onto the yogurt which is okay. It’s easy to fix
  • Remove the extra chia seeds that might’ve fallen onto the yogurt and define the shape of the heart. I’ve found using a pairing knife to do this works best.
  • At this point, you may add more hearts or just add your desired toppings to the yogurt.
  • If adding more hearts, follow the same process using a new sheet of parchment paper. You may add hearts of different sizes 🙂
  • Enjoy

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