This chocolate peanut butter chia pudding is easy to prepare in a few minutes and makes a healthy dessert that’s packed with nutrition.
Recipe Features
- Dietary Features: Vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free.
- Delicious healthy dessert idea.
- Try it with toppings like berries, banana and peanut butter.
- Easy to prep in minutes.
- Ready to enjoy in 1-2 hours or can be made the day before.
- High in fibre and protein.
What You’ll Need
Complete list of ingredients with amounts and instructions is located in the recipe card below.
- Chia Seeds: White or black chia seeds work.
- Cocoa Powder: Any cocoa powder or raw cacao powder works but a good, dark chocolate cocoa will add the most flavour.
- Plant-Based Milk: You can use any sweetened or unsweetened milk like almond, cashew, soy, hemp or oat.
- Sweetener: The recipe is sweetened with maple syrup. It can be substituted with honey (not vegan) or agave syrup. For sugar-free pudding, you can use stevia or liquid monk fruit sweetener.
- Vanilla: Enhances the chocolate flavour but is optional.
- Toppings of choice like peanut butter and berries.
How to Make Chia Pudding
Add all of the pudding ingredients to a large glass mixing bowl and whisk well until all the chia seeds are broken up and the ingredients is fully combined.
Pop the bowl in the fridge for a couple hours up to overnight, then divide into 2-3 portions and enjoy!
Note: You can divide it into portions before storing if that’s easier.
Topping Ideas
- sliced banana
- berries
- coconut yogurt or whipped cream
- chocolate chips or cacao nibs
- caramel sauce
- nuts or seeds
- shredded coconut
- chocolate chips or cacao nibs
Storing
Chia pudding can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months and thawed in the fridge.
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Instructions
- Add the chia seeds, almond milk, maple syrup, cacao powder, and the vanilla extract. Whisk until well combined, making sure to break up any clumps of chia seeds.
- Cover and refrigerate until set, 1-2 hours up to overnight.
- Divide the pudding between 2-3 servings and top with peanut butter and fresh raspberries.
Notes
Topping ideas: almond butter, tahini, coconut whipped cream, dairy-free yogurt, sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sliced mango, nuts, raisins, dried fruit, granola, cereal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 369
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 199 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 19 g
- Protein: 12 g
Keywords: chocolate chia pudding, chocolate chia seed pudding
Originally published April 23, 2017.