Chia Pudding Recipe

This straightforward recipe for Chia Pudding is ideal if you are searching for a quick, vegan, and healthy breakfast to prepare ahead of time. Easily customizable to suit your dietary requirements and taste preferences, this delightful dessert can be made in approximately 5 minutes with just 4 basic ingredients and is sure to become a family favorite.

About the Chia Pudding

Soak chia seeds for at least two hours or overnight in a liquid such as milk, nut milk, or juice to make chia seed pudding. With smaller pieces, the texture is akin to tapioca pudding as the chia seeds absorb the liquid and turn gelatinous.

I am excited to share my favorite simple breakfast recipe with you, chia pudding, for hectic mornings. Just combine the liquid, chia, sweetener, and flavoring of your choice, cover, and refrigerate overnight to enjoy this easy recipe.

It takes mere minutes to whip up, which is just what I’m looking for when work gets crazy. Once the chia seeds have swelled up after resting in the fridge, all you have to do is add the toppings of your choice (for me, that’s usually fruits and nuts) and serve.

I also adore how versatile the chia pudding recipe is in terms of flavor combinations. The recipe for coconut chia pudding is amazing, but there are thousands of variations. You can use your imagination to create anything you want; the basic recipe below provides the necessary proportions.

Try different liquids, use different seasonal fruits for your toppings, or swap in different flavoring extracts or spices to create a whole new breakfast for every day of the week. Read on below for lots of tasty ideas!

Chia pudding has many nutritional advantages, despite tasting like a sweet treat. As if that were not reason enough to love it.

Chia seeds are widely regarded as a superfood with numerous health advantages. These small seeds are a great source of fiber, calcium, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. They are also packed with nutrients.

Chia Pudding Recipe

Chia pudding is an easy breakfast preparation that can be customized according to your preferences in myriad ways. This vegan chia pudding recipe is made with coconut milk, coconut sugar, fruits, and nuts. Simply mix everything and refrigerate for two hours or overnight.

Author: Ahmed Mainul Cooking Method: Glass Cuisine: American Courses: Breakfast

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Prep Time 2 mins Cook Time 90 mins Total Time 1 hr 32 mins Difficulty: Beginner Cooking Temp: 5  °C Servings: 1 Best Season: Suitable throughout the year, Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall,

Chia Pudding Recipe Ingredient

Servings

• 4 tablespoons chia seeds

• 1 cups 1.5 Coconut Milk - light or thin, or swap with almond milk or cashew milk

• 4 tablespoons coconut sugar or add as required, swap with raw sugar or preferred sweetener

• ¼ teaspoon ground green cardamom or ground cinnamon or ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 banana - peeled & sliced, you can add your choice of fruits

• 3 to 3 4 strawberries - sliced

• 2 teaspoons pine nuts or any nuts of your choice

Instructions

1. Instruction Chia Pudding Recipe

   • Divide equally the chia seeds, coconut milk, coconut sugar, ground green cardamom, or ground cinnamon or vanilla extract in two glasses.
   • Mix everything until the coconut sugar is dissolved. Break any lumps, if any, with a spoon.
   • Cover and place the glasses in the fridge for 2 hours, some more time, or overnight.
   • After two hours or later, remove the glasses from the fridge.
   • Stir again and break any lumps, if any. The pudding would have thickened.
   • Top with chopped fruits and nuts.
   • Serve chia pudding right away.

Note

• Coconut milk: Use light coconut milk or thin coconut milk. Thin coconut milk is the second or third press or extract when you make homemade coconut milk. If you use thick coconut milk, which is the first extract, or canned coconut milk, then add ¼ cup water to the thick coconut milk. Mix very well to an even and slightly thin consistency
• Consistency: This recipe makes a thick pudding. For a less thick pudding, add 1 to 1.25 cups light coconut milk, almond milk or cashew milk. 
• Scaling: The recipe can be halved, doubled or tripled.
• Milk: Any nut milk like almond milk, coconut milk or cashew milk, works well in the recipe. You can even use GMO-free soy milk.
• Sweeteners:  Adding sweeteners is optional. You can also add less or more of the sweeteners. You can add the following sweeteners:
  • unrefined cane sugar or raw sugar
  • coconut sugar
  • palm sugar
  • jaggery (Indian unrefined sugar)
  • honey
  • maple syrup
  • fruits pastes, purees and preserves like dates paste, dried figs paste, any berry preserves, apple sauce, banana puree, and mango puree.
  • sweetened chocolate sauce
  • caramel sauce
• Fruits: You can add fruits like apple, bananas, mango (when in season), strawberries, blueberries, cherries, sapota (chikoo) or any of your favorite fruits. 
• Nuts & Dry fruits: Use dry fruits & nuts of your choice.
• For chocolate chia pudding: Dissolve 3 to 4 tablespoons cocoa powder or drink chocolate with the milk first. Sift the cocoa powder first before adding it to the milk. Add milk in parts and mix very well to get a lump-free mixture. Later, add the chia seeds and sweetener (as required). Mix and refrigerate.
• Flavorings: You can choose from the following flavorings and pair accordingly with the nut milk you are using. Flavors like vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, lemon zest, orange zest, edible natural flowers or fruit extracts can be added.