My easy plant-based Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Chia Seed Pudding is a healthy, clean eating recipe made with only 5 ingredients and it's vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, no-cook, paleo-friendly and contains no refined sugar.
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
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Here's Why This Recipe Works
My top 3 favorite reasons:
- It Takes Less Than 5 Minutes to Prepare
- Easy Make-Ahead Recipe
- Made With Only 5 Clean Ingredients and 100% Vegan
You can feel good about making my Chocolate Chip Chia Seed Pudding recipe because it's organic, gluten-free, vegan, no-cook, dairy-free, soy-free, tofu-free, egg-free, paleo-friendly and contains no refined sugar.
"Feel good about what you eat..."
- Karielyn Tillman
Ingredients
Here are the healthy ingredients I used to make this recipe. Try to buy organic if possible.
- Almond Milk
- Chia Seeds
- Cacao Powder
- Maple Syrup
- Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
That's it! It's super easy to make my Chocolate Chip Chia Seed Pudding recipe!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! One of the great things about chia pudding is you can make it the night before, leave it in the refrigerator overnight and have it ready to enjoy as a healthy breakfast in the morning or a mid-afternoon snack.
Just give the chia pudding a quick stir to redistribute the chocolate chips and it's ready to go!
Yes! I used the semi-sweet chocolate chips and maple syrup as the sweetener in this recipe, but you could always substitute the maple syrup with coconut sugar or your favorite granular sweeter.
Alternatively, if you don't want your chia pudding too sweet, you can omit or reduce the maple syrup.
I L.O.V.E. chia pudding and have many different variations to choose from.
Here are some of my favorites:
1. Apple Pie Chia Pudding
2. Pumpkin Spice and Pecan Chia Pudding
3. Vanilla Bean and Blueberry Chia Pudding
4. Pineapple Protein Chia Seed Pudding
5. Raspberry and Banana Chia Pudding
Karielyn's Expert Tips + Ingredient Substitutions
Here are some of my expert tips to make this recipe perfectly:
Homemade Almond Milk. I like to use homemade almond milk but feel free to use your favorite non-dairy milk. Another great option is to use Joi Organic Almond Milk made with 100% organic almonds.
Chocolate Chips. I find the "mini" chocolate chips work better in this recipe so they don't overpower the recipe, but you can also use standard-size chocolate chips. In addition, I prefer to use the Enjoy Life brand because they are allergy-friendly and contain only 3 ingredients.
Cacao Powder. This can be substituted with regular cocoa powder in the same amount.
Maple Syrup. I added this as a sweetener in addition to the semi-sweet chocolate chips and could be substituted with your favorite sweetener. However, it can be omitted or reduced if you'd rather your chia pudding to be less sweet.
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Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Chia Seed Pudding
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups homemade almond milk
- ½ cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup organic chia seeds
- ¼ cup organic maple syrup
- ¼ cup organic cacao powder
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mason jar, seal the lid tightly, and shake vigorously until all ingredients are combined well.
- Put the mason jar in the refrigerator for at least (1) hour, or overnight, to allow it to thicken.
- Remove from the refrigerator and re-stir before serving.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
Copyright Notice
The instructions, notes, and photographs for this recipe by Karielyn Tillman of The Healthy Family and Home™ website are copyrighted material. This copyrighted work is protected and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and cannot be legally used without my written permission.
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Karielyn says
Hi there Sarah! That's so funny...I feel the same way lol! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Karielyn says
Hi there Kelly! Yay! I'm glad to know I have another chia pudding friend out there lol! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
Kelly says
I LOVE chia seed pudding! This looks fantastic!
Sarah says
Yes, please.
That is all.