• PREP-TIME: / READY IN: 40 MINUTES
  • SERVES 2-3
  • SERVING SIZE: ½ OF RECIPE

This chocolate chia pudding sets quicker than other versions, since the seeds are blended first. It sets up in just about a half hour, making it almost instant! Our girls love this pudding … I am always surprised just how much!

From Plant-Powered Families

This kid-friendly and cool dessert recipe is also available in our convenient iPhone app and newly released Android recipe app.

By Dreena Burton,May 17, 2015

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup unsweetened, unflavored or chocolate plant milk (see note)
  • ½ cup (packed) pitted dates, plus another 1−3 dates
  • 3 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 1½ tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt (slightly rounded)
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2−3 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons mini nondairy chocolate chips (optional, but really tasty)

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Place the milk, dates, chia seeds, cocoa, salt, and vanilla in a blender, and puree for a minute or more (depending on the blender), until the seeds are pulverized. Taste, and if you’d like it sweeter, add another few dates.
  • Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, stir in the coconut and chocolate chips (if using), and refrigerate until chilled, ½ hour or more. (It will thicken more with chilling but really can be eaten straight away.)
  • Serve, sprinkling with more coconut, if desired, and topping with fresh berries or other fruit, if desired.

    Notes:

    Milk: I typically use unsweetened milk when I make this pudding. If you are using a sweetened milk, you may want to reduce the sweetener.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Per serving (½ of recipe): 225 calories, 38 g carbohydrates, 5.2 g protein, 7.3 g total fat, 0.7 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 132 mg sodium, 10 g fiber, 24 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

PLANT-BASED NUTRITION IS JUST A CLICK AWAY
Enter your email below for vegan recipes & news!

Be the first to get new recipes and knowledge for your plant-based journey!
We don’t spam! (Simply because we don't like it! and it's not plant-based!)

Plant Based Nutrition For Life

Discover more from Plant Based Nutrition

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading