Chocolate Chia Pudding Recipe

Glass jar filled with creamy chocolate chia pudding and topped with vanilla Greek yogurt, cocoa nibs, and served with a side of fresh raspberries.

4.79 from 33 votes

Chocolate Chia Pudding Recipe

Chocolate Chia Pudding is so good and so easy to make using just 5 simple ingredients - chia seeds, milk, maple syrup, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. Irresistible and nutritious, meal prep and enjoy this no-bake sweet treat for breakfast, snack, or dessert!

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time4 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 471kcal

Chef: Jessica Randhawa

Ingredients

▢ 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder - or Cacao powder
▢ 2 tablespoon maple syrup - plus more to taste
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ 1⅓ cup coconut milk - see notes
▢ ¼ cup chia seeds

Instructions

Add the cocoa powder, maple syrup (or another sweetener), and vanilla extract to a bowl or jar and mix well to combine. Whisk the milk in with the cocoa powder mixture until smooth. Finally, add the chia seeds and mix well. Some chia seeds will clump together – that's normal. Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes and mix again. Continue to mix until there are no longer any large clumps.
Cover the bowl or jar and transfer it to the refrigerator. Refrigerate for at least 2-4 hours (overnight is even better).
Remove from the refrigerator and mix well before topping with yogurt, fresh fruits, nuts, seeds, granola, nut butter, or jam.

Notes

To keep this recipe vegan, I used canned coconut milk. Feel free to use full-fat canned coconut milk, low-fat canned coconut milk, or even coconut cream for extra creamy chocolate chia seed pudding. If you prefer not to use coconut milk, any other non-dairy plant-based milk will work (almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, etc.)
Of course, regular cow's milk is also great! You can also sneak a half cup of plain, vanilla, or chocolate yogurt for added protein.

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