Chia Pudding

 Jordan would make this when he lived with us.  It is made the night before for your morning breakfast. It makes 1-2 servings.

Chia Pudding

Find a small jar that holds about 1 cup.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 - 3/4 cup milk or cream, or mix the two
• 2 T. chia seeds
• 1 T. cocoa
• 1 tsp. sugar
•  shake of vanilla

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients in a small jar.  Shake a few times for the first 30 minutes. 
2. Refrigerate overnight.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

 This is one of the best coffee cakes I have had.  It is a little more work, and you dirty a lot of dishes getting it ready to bake, but it is worth it.  

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

Streusel

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 T. butter, room temperature
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Cake

• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk, or buttermilk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups blueberries, frozen

Directions:

1. Grease and flour a 9 inch square cake pan. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. For the topping, in a small mixing bowl, combine streusel ingredients.  Blend with fork until crumbly.  Set aside. 
3. In a small saucepan, heat half the blueberries and 1 tsp. sugar over medium heat. Occasionally mash the berries.  Heat until berries turn into a slightly thick syrup.  Remove from heat and set aside.
4. In aa small bowl, sift flour with baking powder and salt.  In a medium bowl,, mix together beaten egg, and 3/4 cup sugar and 1/3 cup melted butter. Add milk and vanilla. Stir into flour mixture and mix well. 
5. Pour 1/2 the batter into a greased and floured pan.  Sprinkle with remaining blueberries and half the streusel topping.
6. Then top with remaining batter.  Using a spoon, drizzle the blueberry syrup over the top, and gently swirl with a toothpick to slightly mix in.  Top with remaining streusel.

• Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.  Partially cool in pan on wire rack before cutting. 

Lemon Posset

 I heard about this dessert on TV one day and found a recipe for it online.  It is so simple to make and uses only 3 ingredients.

Lemon Posset

Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3/4 cup sugar (or less)
• 5 T. lemon juice

Directions:

1. Bring the cream and sugar to a boil over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.  Reduce heat to medium and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
2. Sitr in the lemon juice.  Let set for 10 minutes to cool.  Stir and pour into dessert dishes.
3. Refrigerate at least an hour or overnight.