Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding with Pistachio

This dark chocolate chia pudding with pistachio is the perfect example of a scrumptious after-dinner treat that will leave you feeling satisfied; plus, it also makes a delicious breakfast. The chia seeds provide protein and fiber, while the cocoa powder and honey contribute antioxidants. And who can resist the sweetness and crunch of pistachios? Prepare this easy pudding for a special occasion or any day when you're in the mood for something sweet. Enjoy!

Have this fantastic treat as a healthy vegan breakfast or an easy vegan dessert. Same way as you would have our brown sugar cinnamon oatmeal, creamy pumpkin overnight oats, or the blueberry version.

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• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 📖 Variations
• 🫙 Storage
• ❓ FAQ
• 💭 Calories in chia pudding
• 📚 More healthy sweet snacks
• 📋 Recipe
• 💬 Reviews and Comments

🧾 Ingredients

• chia seeds
• dark cocoa powder
• pistachio cream
• almond milk
• pure maple syrup
• nutmeg

Optional:

Crushed pistachio

🔪 Instructions

To make chocolate chia pudding:

We also like using vegan yogurt flavored with vanilla or pistachio.

You can also top the cocoa chia pudding with fresh fruit, like fresh berries.

📖 Variations

• Pistacchio cream - we love using pistachio-flavored plan-based yogurt on top, which comes with extra protein and fewer calories. You can also use coconut cream.
• Flavoring - instead of using pistachio, you could use your favorite nuts and nut butter, such as vegan Nutella chia pudding, peanut butter, or almond butter, then go for the alternative nuts, like crushed hazelnuts, peanuts, or almonds as toppings.
• Plant milk - use your favorite non-dairy milk option; we like almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, rice milk, and coconut milk. You can also use vegan chocolate milk and skip the cocoa powder as well.
• Chia seeds - you could make a very similar recipe, a tapioca pudding, following exactly the same steps but using tapioca instead of chia seeds, or a combination of the two.
• Mocha - make a coffee chia seed pudding, a super yummy treat! Add espresso powder to the chia pudding mix.
• Sweet flavor - instead of maple syrup, use agave nectar, stevia, coconut sugar, or brown sugar. Pure maple syrup is our sweetener of choice for making chocolate pudding as it complies with a WFPB diet.
• More protein - to make a high-protein chia pudding, you can add a scoop of vanilla-flavored, chocolate-flavored, or unflavored clean protein powder (affiliate link)to the chia pudding mix before letting it sit in a mason jar.

🫙 Storage

This chocolate chia seed pudding can be stored for 2-3 days in mason jars in the fridge. Always put a lid on it. Otherwise, it will dry up.

❓ FAQ

💭 Calories in chia pudding

An almond chia pudding made with 3 tablespoons of chia seeds plus 1 cup of almond milk has 210 calories, 16 grams of Carbohydrates, 7 grams of protein, and 14 grams of fats, 13 grams of fiber.

An oat milk chia pudding made with 3 tablespoons of chia seeds plus 1 cup of oat milk has 303 calories, 39 grams of Carbohydrates, 10 grams of protein, 14 grams of fats 14 grams of fiber.

📚 More healthy sweet snacks

Hungry for more chia pudding recipes? Try our oats and chia pudding, 3-ingredient oat milk chia pudding, and creamy cardamom rice pudding, and soon will be sharing our raspberry chia pudding.

Do you want more healthy vegan chocolate recipes? Try out our Vegan Lava Cake and Nut Roman Cake, perfect for the holiday season.

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