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Creamy Chia Pudding

  • Author: Cookie and Kate
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

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Creamy chia seed pudding made with cashews, dates and vanilla! This treat is much healthier than traditional pudding. Find a chocolate pudding option, too. Recipe yields 4 small servings (4 ounces each).

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Ingredients

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Chia seed pudding

  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ¼ cup chia seeds
  • 6 large dates*
  • ⅔ cup raw cashews (if you don’t have a high-powered blender, these will likely need to be soaked in water for 2 to 4 hours, then drained)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Pinch of sea salt

Optional toppings

  • Fresh fruit: berries, sliced bananas, chopped pineapple, etc.
  • Sprinkle of cocoa powder, mini chocolate chips or finely chopped dark chocolate, toasted coconut, cinnamon, etc.

Instructions

  1. In a liquid measuring cup, combine the water and chia seeds. Set aside until the mixture forms a gel, about 20 minutes.
  2. If your dates aren’t soft and plump, place them in a bowl and pour hot water over them. Set aside for up to 20 minutes, or until the chia seeds are ready. Drain.
  3. Pit the dates. In a blender, combine the pitted dates with the cashews, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Pour in half or more of the chia gel (I prefer chia seeds in their blended state, so I poured in almost all of mine). Puree until smooth. If your pudding gets warm in the process, you’ll need to chill it until cool.
  4. Serve individual portions of pudding with any remaining chia gel swirled in. Top with any garnishes you’d like. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Eating Clean, © 2016 by Amie Valpone. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

*Make it less sweet: For the regular version (not chocolate), you could make it less sweet using 4 dates. I found it a bit sweet for my liking.

Chocolate pudding option: Stir in cocoa powder, to taste (I like 3 tablespoons for the whole batch). Add some mini chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate if you want to go all in!

Nutrition

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