Recipe- Healthy And Delicious Sweet Couscous With Chia Seeds

A healthy, sweet and very delicious Middle Eastern-inspired sweet couscous with apple, cinnamon and chia seeds.Couscous is one of the popular ingredients in the middle eastern cuisine and is used in many recipes. I have had tried couscous in few savory recipes before but have never tried the sweet version.

Ingredients

1 cup couscous, small grained
3 cups water
4-5 medjool dates, seed removed and chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 tablespoon ground chia apple cinnamon

To Serve

1 apple, thinly sliced
1/4 cup raisins,
2 tablespoon almonds
maple syrup, optional

Method

* Warm one cup of water and soak the chopped dates in it for about 15 minutes.

* Once soaked blend it in a mixer to make a smooth paste.

* Heat olive oil in a saucepan and add date paste, Chia Apple Cinnamon, and remaining water. Let it boil for a minute.

* Remove from heat and add couscous into the prepared water mixture.

* Cover the lid and let it sit for about 15 to 20 minutes.

* Stir the couscous with a fork and divide into serving bowls.

* Drizzle maple syrup on top if desired. Serve warm topped with apple, raisins and almonds.