3 Chia Seed Pudding Recipes
Chia Pudding Is So Quick And Easy
These 3 Chia Seed Pudding Recipes are bursting with fresh fruit and flavor. After you know how to throw these recipes together, you will start exploring more ways to make this delicious pudding. There are endless ways to make it. You can make a different one for every morning of the week or dessert for the evenings. This is such a perfect healthy breakfast for your children in the morning. Just mix it up the night before and it’s ready by morning. Add on your favorite fruit, berries, jam, nuts, maple syrup, agave, or anything that you would like. I have made three recipe ideas here for you today. Explore and have fun.
What Are Chia Seeds
Chia seeds were a main component to the Aztec and Mayan daily diet. They knew how valuable they were for nutritional health. These tiny little seeds were consumed by warriors as a survival ration for war. That is just how great of a punch of nutrition that these little power houses have.
Chia seeds have a list of nutritional and health benefits. Here are just a few:
1. They help keep your cholesterol in check.
2. Helps lower risks of heart disease, contains omega-3 and 6 fatty acids
3. Reduces high blood pressure.
4. Reduces free radicals.
5. Can lower inflammation.
6. Has more calcium than dairy.
7. Is high in copper.
8. Great source of fiber
9. I’ll save the best for last. Yes, It helps you lose weight by making you feel more full.
Just a win, win healthy addition to your daily food consumption. They are easy to incorporate into your daily food preparations for meal plans for the week.
How To Make Chia Seed Pudding
Chia seed pudding is one of the easiest things to make. Just add 1/2 cup of your choice of plant base milk, (I like coconut) 2 tablespoons of chia seeds, 1/2 tsp maple syrup or your choice of sweetener, 1/2 tsp vanilla. Mix it all together and let it sit for 5 minutes. Whisk it lightly to get the lumps out and then put it in the refrigerator until the next day or for at least 6 to 8 hours. Take it out and there you have your chia seed pudding. Add any of your favorite toppings.
3 Chia Seed Pudding Recipes
I have 3 Chia Seed Pudding Recipes for this post, mango coconut, chocolate raspberry with cocoa nibs and cocoanut and blueberry lemon zest. All really delicious and fun to make. All three are perfect for preparing for your work week, school breakfast or dessert.
How To Make Mango Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
Lets start with the Mango Coconut Chia Seed Pudding. Just fallow the instructions above on how to make Chia Seed Pudding above. Then add for the center filling fresh mango and coconut. Then top it off with another layer of chia seed pudding, mango, coconut and maple syrup or agave. Like the photos below.
How To Make Blueberry Lemon Zest Chia Seed Pudding
Then there is the Blueberry Lemon Zest Chia Seed Pudding. Do the same with the layers. Add the chia pudding first then fresh blueberries with lemon zest. Add more chia pudding and top it off with more fresh blueberries, lemon zest and sweetener of choice.
How To Make Chocolate Raspberry Chia Seed Pudding
For the third chia seed pudding we are going to make Chocolate Raspberry Chia Seed Pudding with Coconut and Cocoa Nibs. Just add to the original pudding recipe 1 tablespoon of organic cocoa powder an extra tablespoon of maple syrup or your favorite sweetener and a pinch of sea salt to your pudding. Refrigerate over night.
To build the pudding cup add the chocolate chia pudding to the bottom of the cup. Add the crushed raspberries with agave nectar to the center filling. (I show how to crush and mix the agave and fresh raspberries in the photos below) After adding the middle filling of the cup, then add more chocolate chia seed pudding and top it off with fresh whole raspberries, coconut and cocoa nibs.
I hope you like these 3 Chia Seed Pudding Recipes. These puddings have become one of our favorite breakfast foods. I have found many ways in which to create delicious combinations. I hope to share more of these recipes in the future, along with savory chia seed dishes. Enjoy!
3 Chia Seed Pudding recipes
Equipment
- 2 Medium bowls with lids
- 1 Small whisk or fork,
- 1 Small spoon to dish into containers
- 1 Set of measuring cups
- 1 Set of measuring spoons
- Containers to put your chia seed pudding with toppings in
Ingredients
Mango Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
- ½ cup Organic Plant Based Milk, your milk of choice, I use organic coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp Organic Chia Seeds
- 1½ tsp Organic Maple Syrup
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
Center Filling and Toppings
- ½ large Mango, cubed
- 1½ Tbsp Organic shredded coconut
Blueberry Lemon Zest Chia Seed Pudding
- ½ cup Organic Plant Based Milk, your milk of choice
- 2 Tbsp Organic Chia Seeds
- 1½ tsp Organic Maple Syrup
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
Center Filling and Toppings
- ½ cup Fresh Organic Blueberries
- Zest of 1 Lemon
Chocolate Raspberry Chia Seed Pudding
- ½ cup Organic Plant Based Milk, your milk of choice, I use organic coconut milk
- 1 Tbsp Organic Coconut Cream, optional
- 2 Tbsp Organic Chia Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Organic maple Syrup
- ½ tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
- 1 Tbsp Organic Cocoa Powder
- Pinch Of Sea Salt
Center Filling and Toppings
- ½ small Tray Of Fresh Organic Raspberries
- 1 Tbsp Organic Shredded Coconut
- 1 Tbsp Organic Cocoa Nibs
- Organic Chocolate Syrup, optional
Instructions
Make Base Pudding For Mango Coconut Chia Seed Pudding and Blueberry Lemon Zest Chia Seed Pudding
- In a medium bowl add the plant based milk, chia seeds, maple syrup and vanilla. Stir together and let sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes stir with a small whisk or fork to break up the lumps. Put lid on and refrigerator until the next day.
- After the chia pudding has sat and is pudding like you can start building your chia seed pudding. Start with the pudding at the base then add the center filling, more pudding and the rest of the toppings.
- Top with extra maple syrup or agave nectar
Making Base Pudding For Chocolate Raspberry Chia Seed Pudding with Coconut and Cocoa Nibs
- In a medium bowl add the plant based milk, coconut cream (optional), chia seeds, maple syrup, vanilla, cocoa powder, and pinch of sea salt. Mix it all together and let sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes stir with a small whisk or fork to break up the lumps. Put lid on and refrigerate until the next day.
- After the chia pudding has sat and is pudding like you can start to build your chia seed pudding. Start with the pudding at the base then add the center filling of crushed raspberries and agave nectar then more pudding on top of that. Then add the whole raspberries for the top with shredded coconut and cocoa nibs.
- Top with extra maple syrup, agave nectar or chocolate syrup.
- Enjoy!