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Vanilla Chia Pudding
An easy recipe for vanilla chia pudding that's lightly sweetened with maple syrup and topped with fresh berries and granola. Perfect for meal prep!
Prep Time
5 mins
Soak Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 169 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup chia seeds
- 2 cups plant-based milk
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup, honey or sweetener of choice
- ½ Tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- Toppings of choice: fresh berries or other fruit granola, nut butter, etc
Instructions
- In a bowl or mason jar, stir together chia seeds, milk, maple syrup and vanilla, if using. If you’re using a mason jar, you can put the lid on and shake the mixture to combine everything.
- Once the chia pudding mixture is well combined, let it sit for 5 minutes, give it another stir/shake to break up any clumps of chia seeds, cover and put the mixture in the fridge to “set” for 1-2 hours or overnight.
- The chia pudding should be nice and thick, not liquidy. If it’s not thick enough, just add more chia seeds (about 1 Tablespoon), stir and refrigerate for another 30 minutes or so.
- Store any leftover chia pudding in the fridge in a covered container for 5-7 days.
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Notes
- Low sugar option – to keep this recipe lower in sugar feel free to use a sugar alternative like stevia or monk fruit to sweeten. Every sweetener is different so I recommend just adding these to taste.
- Protein – to make the chia pudding more filling, feel free to add a little protein powder to the recipe. I recommend stirring 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder into the mixture during the first step.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1without toppings
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Sodium
95mg
(4%)
Potassium
212mg
(6%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1without toppings | |
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Sodium | 95mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 212mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.