When you’re craving a chocolate dessert, turn to this healthy and nourishing instant chia seed pudding with chocolate. It’s the best way to reward yourself at any time of the day! It’s rich, satisfying and takes 2 minutes to make. No chilling or waiting for the chia pudding to firm up, and no sugar added!
Here comes another chocolate dessert recipe! But hey, it’s one you don’t have to feel guilty about! You can even have this chia seed pudding for breakfast. For you skeptics out there – this instant chia pudding is nothing short of chocolate indulgence!
CHIA SEED PUDDING
There are two major bonuses to this easy Chia Seed Pudding recipe.
First off, chocolate. Duh! The second bonus is clearly the instant factor. No chilling, no waiting. No one should have to wait for chocolate.
What are Chia Seeds?
The magic of this chia seed pudding texture comes from the little tiny magical superfood called chia seeds.
These blackish-white oval seeds have the ability to absorb an enormous amount of liquid and then form a unique gel-like texture.
To speed up the gel-pudding like texture in this recipe and make it instant, I use a high-speed blender. This motion breaks down the seeds and forms this magical texture right away.
If you want the seed-y texture and that extra bite or crunch when making chocolate pudding, then you’ll need to make your pudding in a glass jar or any sealable container and manually shake the mixture every 10 minutes for about an hour while chilling in between.
Is Chia Seed Pudding Good For you?
Yes and Yes!
Apart from the texture, chia seeds also pack plenty of omega-3, fibre, protein, vitamin B’s, magnesium, iron, calcium and much much more!
It’s almost too good to be true, yet it is! So you’re doing yourself a favor when you indulge in this chocolate goodness! And If you’re following a gluten-free, paleo, vegan , keto or just any lifestyle at all—this recipe will fit right in!
HOW TO MAKE CHIA PUDDING
I make my chia seed pudding using cocoa powder instead of chocolate. You can adjust the amount of cocoa powder to make these more or less intense.
Ingredients For Chia Seed Pudding
I love using dates to sweeten this pudding, but banana works just as well. If you’re skeptical about the taste of dates—you won’t taste them!
Chia Seed: the magic/secret ingredient.
Cocoa Powder : the chocolate effect.
Milk: Any type of milk works, even plant based milk. I love it with oat milk!
Vanilla: Because we love it.
Basically, this recipe comes together in 1 easy step: Pulse dates, milk, cocoa powder, vanilla and chia seeds. Everything should be well blended until it thickens up instantly. Fill into glasses and chill until serving time!
CHIA PUDDING RECIPE TIPS
- If you want that extra bite or crunch from the chia seeds, you’ll need to make your pudding in a glass jar or any sealable container and manually shake the mixture every 10 minutes for about an hour while chilling the pudding in between.
- Use any nut milk you like – cashew milk makes or an extra low-cal chocolate pudding, while coconut milk makes it extra creamy.
- Use high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder for this recipe. Feel free to add a pinch of salt and some cayenne pepper to further intensify the chocolate flavor!
- You need a high speed quality blender for this recipe!
- Store the chocolate pudding in the fridge for up to 3 days for optimal taste.
PUDDING RECIPES
- Classic Chocolate Pudding
- Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding Cakes!
- Instant Chia Pumpkin Pudding
- Easy Mini Lemon Pudding Cake
Instant Chia Chocolate Pudding
When you’re craving a chocolate dessert, turn to this healthy and nourishing instant chia chocolate pudding recipe. It’s rich, satisfying and takes 2 minutes to make. No chilling or waiting for the pudding to firm up, no need for sugar and absolutely no excuse to miss this recipe!
Ingredients
- 6 dates large Mejdool - pitted
- 1 cup milk cold (soy or almond or any type of milk works, fat free, low fat or full fat)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder or 4 tablespoons (Dutch process unsweetened cocoa powder is best)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
Instructions
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In a high-speed blender, place all ingredients and blend on high speed until the pudding is smooth and perfectly thickened. Serve with nuts or raspberries or chocolate shavings!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- If you want that extra bite or crunch from the chia seeds, you’ll need to make your pudding in a glass jar or any sealable container and manually shake the mixture every 10 minutes for about an hour while chilling the chia chocolate pudding in between.
- Use any nut milk you like - cashew milk makes or an extra low-cal chocolate chia pudding, while coconut milk makes it extra creamy.
- Use high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder for this recipe. Feel free to add a pinch of salt and some cayenne pepper to further intensify the chocolate flavor!
- You need a high speed quality blender for this recipe!
- Store the chocolate pudding in the fridge for up to 3 days for optimal taste.
Great recipe—it really is INSTANT chia pudding; worked perfectly!
Happy to know you enjoyed this Sarah!! Thank you
Found this recipe and have had it for breakfast everyday since, I like to had some fresh or frozen berries too. I have added some protein powder on occasion too. It is quite sweet but that’s why it’s perfect because it cures the cravings. Good to always have some in the fridge so you always have a healthy snack when those sweet cravings set in.
WOW love all those tips!!
Keto version:
Omit dates, add healing tblsp powdered erythritol instead or liquid stevia. For extra fiber and thickening, add two tsp psyllium husk powder. So good!
Heaping! Not healing 😆
I like the ingredients list, but for me it is much too sweet. Next time, I will try using 3-4 dates instead of 6, plus a dash of salt. Thanks for the recipe.
Sounds great Heather!
Delicious, easy, quick, healthy, what more could you ask for?!?!! This is my second time using chia seeds and I’m so amazed. I used raisins as I didn’t have dates, but it was still delicious. I think next time I’ll put in some nuts as well for some crunch 😀
Thank you Grace!! Yum I love the addition of raisins!! I NEED to make it asap!! Thanks so much for letting me know and so happy you enjoyed it 🙂
This recipe was excellent. I added a bunch of almonds in the blender with the other ingredients and it turned out wonderful. Thanks
Thanks Romita!! I will sure try the almonds too 🙂
Perfect thank you. I’m going to make this up for lunch on the go too. Take a banana and add to this chia delight.
Thanks Nicola, hope you love it as much as we do! 🙂
Lovely!
Thanks Lisa!
Super healthy..tasty..thanks for sharing!
Great! Glad you liked these 🙂
This pudding is unbelievable it’s just like magic! I couldn’t believe how amazing these seeds managed to change the texture of milk and coco powder to a smooth pudding that’s so delicious, ultra light and super healthy! It’s great for the kids, me and will definitely make it for my vegetarian friends.
Thanks a million, I love it
Yaaay Shahi so glad you enjoyed it!!! It is like magic and really worth trying!:) Thanks for the comment! Enjoy:)