Chia pudding is a simple and delicious food that is packed with nutrients (polyunsaturated fatty acids, protein, fibre, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, iron and calcium). Today we are sharing 4 chia pudding recipes with tips on customising them to your needs.

Basic + 4 Chia Pudding Recipes

Serves: 1

Time: 4 hours to overnight

Skill required: mixing

Equipment: container, spoon, (kettle)

Ingredient list

Chia pudding base:

• 2 tbsp chia seeds

• 1/2 cup liquid

• 2 tbsp yoghurt (optional)

• sugar/honey/sweetener

Milk tea variant:

Liquid: use half milk, half strong black tea (e.g. Ceylon)

Matcha Raspberries variant:

+ 2 tsp matcha powder

+ handful raspberries

Mango sago variant:

+ 1/2 mango

Black forest variant:

~ 100g chocolate

+ handful cherry

Methods

Chia Pudding Base

Method 1 - overnight: mix all ingredients well and let it sit in the fridge overnight.

Method 2 - fast activation: pour 1/4 cup hot liquid (milk/water-based) on chia seeds and stir until thickened. Mix in the remaining ingredients and let it sit in the fridge for 4+ hours.

Variant 1 - Milk Tea

• Brew a strong black tea with 1/4 cup water, mix black tea with chia seeds until thickened, mix in all other ingredients and store in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Variant 2 - Matcha Raspberries

• Mix 2 tsp matcha powder into milk or make a matcha latte using either method. Then finish with all other ingredients except raspberries.

• Store in the fridge overnight and top with raspberries.

Variant 3 - Mango Sago

• Top a completed basic chia pudding with mango and desiccated coconut (optional) before serving

Variant 4 - Black Forest

• make a basic chia pudding

• melt ~80g chocolate or make chocolate from cacao powder and mix it into the chia pudding.

• Then layer pitted cherries, chia pudding, pitted cherries, and grate the rest of the chocolate into a container.

Dietitian’s Tips

• Other ideas: latte (use coffee instead of tea in variant 1), mango sticky rice (use coconut milk instead of milk in variant 3), PB+ jam (Use PB and compotes instead of chocolate and cherries in variant 4), etc.

• Protein-enriched: Add the protein powder of your choice into any variants.

• Into smoothies: blending chia pudding into smoothies gives a very nice thickened texture.

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