Vanilla Chia Pudding
Rich and creamy Vanilla Chia Pudding is easy to make. Serve this gluten- and dairy-free pudding for breakfast, snack, or dessert. Add your favorite fruit, granola, and nut butter!
Easy Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding
I’m not really a sweets for breakfast kind of girl (team savory all the way), but if there is one sweet-ish recipe that I can pretty much always eat for breakfast, it’s chia seed pudding.
There was a time, a few years ago that I thought chia seed pudding was just plain weird. You know those recipes you see online that only food bloggers would make and eat, but the actual normal public wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole? Yea…that was what I thought of all the chia seed pudding recipes I saw online.
But, after seeing my ten thousandth chia seed recipe in a cookbook one Saturday morning, I finally decided to give it a try and see for myself. I was convinced I would hate it. I was pleasantly surprised by how wrong I was. It was absolutely delicious. Now, chia seed pudding is one of the tools in my quick healthy breakfast arsenal that I rely upon heavily. And when I say heavily, I mean it.
At least a couple of times a month, I prep a big batch of chia seed pudding to eat throughout the week. Even though I work from home and have the flexibility of being able to cook whenever I need to, I don’t want to spend all of my time in the kitchen. Having a healthy option that I can grab and quickly put together makes my life so much easier and I’m willing to bet it could help you, too!
Nut Milk: You can use whatever nut milk you love to make this recipe. I love combining almond milk with full fat coconut milk for a thick and creamy chia pudding. Another great option is cashew milk.
Chia Seed Pudding Ingredient
Nut Butter: Any nut butter you love will work here! Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, or any mixed nut butter will work. Be mindful that if you use peanut butter, the chia pudding will have a peanut butter flavor to it.
Vanilla Extract: The vanilla extract helps to give the chia seed pudding that delicious vanilla flavor. If you do not want too much vanilla flavor you can scale back the amount.
Maple Syrup or Honey: These are used to sweeten your chia seed pudding. Personally, I like to use just one tablespoon of sweetener but feel free to use two or even three if you like things a bit sweeter. You can also leave the sweetener out completely and allow the fruit to sweeten the pudding.
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