Chia seed pudding is very easy to make and there is no cooking involved. You just mix the ingredients and put in the refrigerator. It is that easy. There are three basic ingredients, chia seeds, milk, and vanilla and if want you can add a sweetener of choice.
The fun part are the variations listed below.
If you don't like the texture of the seeds you can put everything in a high speed blender and blend to a smooth consistency, which might be just a minute or less.
You can top it with roasted nuts, pistachio, candied pecans, fresh berries, sliced bananas, coconut flakes, mini chocolate chips, raisins, or chocolate shavings. You can add a dollop of cream. Drizzle with honey, maple syrup, or watered down jams.
what you need for the basic recipe:
Variations:
Chocolate: add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to the basic recipe and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
Strawberry: puree about 6 strawberries and add to the basic recipe. Decorate with fresh strawberries.
Pecan Pie: add ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon and ½ teaspoon of almond extract to the basic recipe. Sprinkle with chopped candied pecans.
Matcha: add 1 teaspoon matcha powder to the basic recipe.
Chai: add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon cardamon, and a pinch of ground cloves to the basic recipe.
Orange: add 1/2 teaspoon orange zest to the basic recipe and top with orange marmalade
PB & J - add 1/8 cup peanut butter to the basic recipe and top with jam.
other ideas:
what to do:
If you don't like the texture of the seeds you can put everything in a high speed blender and blend to a smooth consistency, which might be just a minute or less.
You can top it with roasted nuts, pistachio, candied pecans, fresh berries, sliced bananas, coconut flakes, mini chocolate chips, raisins, or chocolate shavings. You can add a dollop of cream. Drizzle with honey, maple syrup, or watered down jams.
what you need for the basic recipe:
- 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk (about 2 cups)
- 6 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or your favorite sweetener, or no sweetener at all
- Optional: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Note: the ratio for chia seeds and liquid is 3 tablespoons of chia seeds per cup of liquid, but you can adjust the amounts to your liking.
Variations:
Chocolate: add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to the basic recipe and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
Strawberry: puree about 6 strawberries and add to the basic recipe. Decorate with fresh strawberries.
Pecan Pie: add ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon and ½ teaspoon of almond extract to the basic recipe. Sprinkle with chopped candied pecans.
Matcha: add 1 teaspoon matcha powder to the basic recipe.
Chai: add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon cardamon, and a pinch of ground cloves to the basic recipe.
Orange: add 1/2 teaspoon orange zest to the basic recipe and top with orange marmalade
PB & J - add 1/8 cup peanut butter to the basic recipe and top with jam.
other ideas:
- Instead of coconut milk you can use 2 cups of almond milk, cashew milk, or any milk of your preference.
- Or a mix of 1 cup milk and 1 cup yogurt
- Or just use yogurt
what to do:
Whisk all ingredients in a container.
Wait 5 minutes and whisk again to make sure the chia seeds did not form lumps.
Wait 5 minutes and whisk again to make sure the chia seeds did not form lumps.
Repeat the process one more.
Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.
updated 2023
