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Pineapple Chia Fresca
5 from 6 votes

Pineapple Chia Fresca

This Pineapple Chia Fresca is a fruity, refreshing, and surprisingly filling drink with the added nutritional value of chia seeds! A quick and easy, energizing drink that you can have any time of the day.

Servings: 3
Course: Breakfast, Drinks, Others
Cuisine: American, Mexican, gluten-free

Ingredients

Vanilla Pineapple Juice
  • 1 pineapple peeled and cut into pieces (about 2 lbs)
  • 2 - 3 tbsp agave syrup or 2 - 3 tbsp cane sugar
  • 1 lime zest only
  • 2 lime juice only
  • ½ tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Chia Seeds
  • 3 tbsp chia seeds
  • ⅔ cup water
To Serve
  • mint
  • ice crushed

Instructions

Vanilla Pineapple Juice
With a Juicer
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  1. Juice the pineapple pieces in your juicer.
  2. Add the lime juice, lime zest and vanilla, and mix well to combine. Taste and add agave syrup only if needed. Refrigerate until needed. You should have about 3 cups of juice.
With a Blender
  1. Add the pineapple and lime juice into the blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pass the pineapple through a sieve to separate the pulp. Use the back of a spoon to press the the pulp in the sieve to extract all of the juice.
  3. Mix in the vanilla and zest. Refrigerate until needed. You should have about 3 cups of juice.
Using Store-bought Pineapple Juice
  1. Mix lemon juice, zest and vanilla with 3 cups of pineapple juice. Stir and keep refrigerated until needed.
Chia Seeds
  1. Place the water in a bowl and sprinkle the chia seeds on the top. Stir to combine. Whisk the chia seed mix every 5 minutes to break up any clumps. They will be fully soaked in about 30 minutes, but you can leave it in water for longer.
Vanilla Pineapple Chia Fresca
  1. In a glass, add some chia seeds to the bottom. Top with some crushed ice and then pour the chilled pineapple juice over it.
  2. Stir to suspend the chia seeds. Garnish with mint and serve.