This easy overnight chocolate chia pudding with oat milk is vegan and dairy free, perfect for a healthy delicious breakfast that can even be a light dessert.
A chocolate breakfast pudding made without sugar and milk - Is that possible? YES, this plant based cocoa pudding, is exactly that and tastes so deliciously rich, you will make it over and over again.
Chocolate chia and oat milk pudding is an easy breakfast that can be prepared the night before and enjoyed the next morning. It can be decorated with your favourite toppings, like berries, nuts and seeds.
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Follow our simple steps to making this pudding recipe, it only take 10 minutes to make, no cooking or baking needed this time.
BENEFITS OF CHIA SEEDS
Adding chia seeds to your diet have proven to be beneficial to your health, here are some facts:
- these little seeds have 20% of omega-3 fats (the highest amount), much higher than any other plant.
- chia is high in fiber and stimulates digestion leading to improved blood sugar levels.
- 2 teaspoons of chia seeds, cover the daily requirements of vitamin E
- they also increase your energy levels, making them the perfect ingredient for energy bars
INGREDIENTS NEEDED
Only 5 ingredients are needed for this pudding recipe.
Chia Seeds are the main ingredients, they soak up any liquid and transform into a creamy consistency. They are nowadays available in any grocery shop or health store.
Cocoa Powder turns this pudding into a chocolate delight. Don't confuse good quality cocoa powder with hot chocolate powder, it would make it unsuitable for plant based diets.
Oat Milk is a dairy free milk that is easily available. You can even learn how to make it yourself with this from scratch recipe. You can replace oat milk with soy or almond milk too.
Maple Syrup is the natural sweetener in this pudding recipe. Honey works well too if it is not part of your vegan diet.
Vanilla Extract for flavour and aroma.
HOW TO MAKE CHIA PUDDING
This chia seed pudding recipe is really simple - it can not get any easier!
Combine the oat milk with the cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract and chia seeds.
Whisk well until all ingredients have combined. This should take at least a minute. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight or for at least 4 hours.
Remove the bowl from the fridge and check the consistency by stirring the pudding with a spoon. The texture should be rather creamy than too thick.
Spoon the chia mixture into a serving glass and garnish with your favourite toppings.
FAQ's
The consistency can be different depending on the chilling time. Overnight chia will turn out thicker than 4 hours chia. Simply add more oat milk and combine well until you are happy with the thickness.
yes, the recipe works with any dairy milk too. Just follow the recipe and adjust the thickness if needed.
Chia pudding can become lumpy if the seeds haven't been mixed properly. To avoid that make small batches and use a whisk to mix the ingredients together.
Store the chia pudding for up to five days covered in the fridge.
CHIA PUDDING TOPPINGS
While waiting for the chia pudding to set, spend time working on your toppings. Here are some suggestions for a plant based chia pudding.
Fruits all kinds can be used to make your chia pudding beautiful and more delicious. Diced mango or kiwi, melon balls, berries, grapes, sliced banana or papaya...
Nuts, Seeds & Mueslis from cashew, hazelnut, macadamia, almonds to seeds like linseed, sunflower, pepitas to toasted mueslis - all work well!
Yoghurts a drop of plant based yoghurt like coconut or soy adds a nice touch to your chocolate pudding, especially when you are craving dessert!
So many options right?! I'm sure you will come up with some of your own delicious versions, that is, if you don't already have one😉
If you enjoyed this breakfast dessert and are looking for another vegan dessert recipe to try, make our coconut chantilly with rhubarb and strawberries. Otherwise for more breakfast options, browse through this recipe selection.
Vegan Chocolate Chia Pudding with Oat Milk
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- 85 gram chia seeds
- 500 millilitre oat milk
- 4 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 4 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the oat milk with the cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract and add the chia seeds. Whisk well until all ingredients have combined. This should take at least a minute.
- Whisk well until all ingredients have combined. This should take at least a minute.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight or for at least 4 hours.
- Remove the bowl from the fridge and check the consistency by stirring the pudding with a spoon.
- The texture should be rather creamy than too thick. If too thick, thin out with more oat milk.
- Spoon the chia mixture into a glass and garnish with your favourite toppings.
Notes
Nutrition
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