Chia Pudding – 5 Easy & Healthy Recipes

4 from 42 votes
Five glasses of chia seed pudding arranged on a wooden table. Each glass features a different flavor and topping combination, including chocolate with bananas, chocolate with almonds, vanilla with berries, vanilla with walnuts and strawberries, and plain vanilla.

Chia pudding is the perfect healthy breakfast, but also can be enjoyed as a balanced snack or dessert. It’s creamy, thick and loaded with protein, fibers and omega-3s. These quick and easy chia pudding recipes are vegan, gluten-free, paleo and keto! Follow this recipe to learn how to make the best chia pudding.

Five glasses of chia seed pudding arranged on a wooden table. Each glass features a different flavor and topping combination, including chocolate with bananas, chocolate with almonds, vanilla with berries, vanilla with walnuts and strawberries, and plain vanilla.

Chia Pudding – 5 Easy & Healthy Recipes

4 from 42 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
WORK TIME 5 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 1 yields

Ingredients
 

Chocolate banana chia pudding

  • 3 tablespoons 36g Chia seeds
  • ¾ cup 180ml Almond milk or any milk of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon Maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon Cocoa powder
  • ½ Banana mashed

For topping:

  • Banana slices
  • Chocolate shavings or nuts

Strawberry chia pudding

  • 3 tablespoons 36g Chia seeds
  • ¾ cup 180ml Oat milk or any milk of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon Maple syrup
  • 3-4 Strawberries fresh or frozen

For topping:

  • Strawberries
  • Walnuts

Lemon blueberry chia pudding

  • 3 tablespoons 36g Chia seeds
  • ¾ cup 180ml Oat milk/Almond milk or any milk of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon Maple syrup
  • cup 30g Blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest

For topping:

  • Blueberries
  • Almonds

Coconut chia pudding

  • 3 tablespoons 36g Chia seeds
  • ¾ cup 180ml Coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon Maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons Desiccated/shredded coconut

For topping:

  • Desiccated/shredded coconut

Coffee chia pudding

  • 3 tablespoons 36g Chia seeds
  • ½ cup 120ml Oat milk/Almond milk or any milk of your choice
  • ¼ cup 60ml coffee
  • 1 tablespoon Maple syrup

For topping:

  • Pecans

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    Chocolate banana chia pudding
    1. In a mixing bowl, mash banana, add chia seeds, maple syrup, cocoa powder and milk. Whisk until well combined.
    2. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, transfer to a cup or a jar, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    3. Before serving top with banana slices and dark chocolate shavings.
    Strawberry chia pudding
    1. In a mixing bowl, mash strawberries, add chia seeds, maple syrup and milk. Whisk until well combined.
    2. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, transfer to a cup or a jar, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    3. Before serving top with fresh strawberries and nuts.
    Lemon blueberry chia pudding
    1. In a mixing bowl, mix chia seeds, maple syrup, blueberries, lemon zest and milk. Whisk until well combined.
    2. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, transfer to a cup or a jar, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    3. Before serving top with blueberries and almonds.
     Coconut chia pudding
    1. In a mixing bowl, mix chia seeds, maple syrup, desiccated coconut and milk. Whisk until well combined.
    2. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, transfer to a cup or a jar, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    3. Before serving top with desiccated coconut.
     Coffee chia pudding
    1. In a mixing bowl, mix chia seeds, maple syrup, coffee and milk. Whisk until well combined.
    2. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, transfer to a cup or a jar, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
    3. Before serving top with desiccated coconut.
    Notes:
    • Chia pudding can be stored for up to 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
    • For any of these recipes you can use any kind of milk or liquid. Here two easy vegan homemade milk recipes you can use: Homemade almond milk and Homemade oat milk
    • As a sweetener you can use maple syrup, honey, agave syrup, liquid stevia or any other sweetener of your choice. You also can control the sweetness by adding more or less sweetener.

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5 Comments

  1. maple syrup is NOT KETO. The fact that it’s in there is ridiculous!

    August 21, 2020
    1. I don’t see “Keto” mentioned. Maple syrup is healthy if your not trying to lose weight.

      August 21, 2023
  2. Is maple syrup necessary or can it be skipped?

    September 15, 2021
  3. I stumbled upon your site from youtube and I can’t hardly wait to try these recipes and much more!

    January 31, 2024
  4. I’m excited to try these today. By the way, there are keto maple syrups you can buy online and in the store. I will be using it for the recipes here. Thanks for sharing!

    May 14, 2024
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