Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding recipe – healthy and filling chia seeds pudding with chocolate and peanut butter. The best way to enjoy the benefits of chia seeds!
I give you my favorite weekday breakfast of choice: chia pudding with peanut butter and chocolate. Healthy, filling and so so delicious! I am obsessed!
I was hesitant to try making chia pudding at first but my curiosity got the best of me and I am so glad it did. Don’t get me wrong. I still love my overnight oats but this! This is what healthy should taste like. Healthy food should make you feel good, not miserable. This chia pudding will make you a chia seeds fan for sure! Chia seeds are high in fiber, have 2 grams of protein per tablespoon, are full or antioxidants, rich in calcium. They are a superfood!
Also, let’s just get it out of the way and say that every time you hear chia – you are singing in your head: “ch-ch-ch-chia!!” LOL Right? I don’t think I can not say it in my head every time I open the bag of chia seeds. 😀
What I love about this breakfast idea (aside from the health benefits) is that I can mix it up the night before, and it’s ready to go in the morning. Grab and go or enjoy while catching up on emails. My favorite flavor is the peanut butter and chocolate combo but I also like it plain vanilla. The toppings can be anything you would add to your oatmeal or yogurt. I actually love vanilla Greek yogurt, chopped dark chocolate, sliced bananas and chopped nuts. If I make it just with milk and vanilla extract, I top it with yogurt and dried cranberries. So good!
For this recipe, I used chia seeds from Chosen Foods (love this brand!), unsweetened cocoa powder, peanut butter, almond extract and brown sugar. You can use any milk you use with your cereal, any nut butter you enjoy and vanilla extract in place of almond. I really enjoy almond extract with chocolate though! In place of brown sugar you can use real maple syrup or honey. This pudding is so versitile. The only rule is to use 2 tablespoons of chia seeds and 1/2 cup of milk. Stir with your choice of add-ons, cover and refrigerate overnight. I hope you will give it a try and if you do, let me know in the comments below! Enjoy, friends!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding recipe - healthy and filling chia seeds pudding with chocolate and peanut butter. The best way to enjoy the benefits of chia seeds!
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 cup milk any kind
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract
- 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Mix all ingredients in a jar. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Stir and enjoy.
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Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
January 25, 2017 at 12:56 pmLove chia seeds!!! These looks fantastic! Yum! What a great recipe
Natasha @ Salt & Lavender says
January 25, 2017 at 12:01 pmLove the flavor combo here!! It’s great when you can make a healthy breakfast actually taste good.
Erin says
January 24, 2017 at 9:16 pmThis looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it. I did notice that the calories listed are 100; I figured it closer to 400. But all good calories! ?
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
January 25, 2017 at 12:15 amHi Erin! Thanks so much for catching that. We are currently updating our recipe plugin and the nutrition data. It should be 381 calories (estimated via MyFitnessPal). I hope you will give this recipe a try! 😀 Have a beautiful week! -Anna
Sharon @What The Fork says
January 24, 2017 at 4:41 pmI love chia seeds too! Your recipe looks beautiful! I wish I had a nice big spoon right about now so I could dig in!
cakespy says
January 24, 2017 at 7:25 amWhat a fascinating recipe! I love the texture of chia seeds (I know, a lot of people don’t!) so this is an intriguing recipe / dessert prospect for me.
Sues says
January 23, 2017 at 11:15 pmMmmm this would totally get me out of bed in the morning. No better way to start the day than with chocolate and peanut butter (and chia seeds, of course!)
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
January 23, 2017 at 10:23 pmThis has totally enticed me to get up and make this for the morning! Wow does it look good!
Amanda | The Chunky Chef says
January 23, 2017 at 9:01 pmOhhhh boy, this pudding is so perfect! I love the chocolate and peanut butter combo with the healthy chia seeds!
Amy @ Little Dairy on the Prairie says
January 23, 2017 at 8:22 pmChocolate and peanut butter are always a winning combination at my house! I love that these are healhty too!
Stephanie says
January 23, 2017 at 4:37 pmMmmmm, nothing beat chocolate and peanut butter!
Erren says
January 23, 2017 at 11:15 amYou had me at chocolate and peanut butter! I’d love to serve these at parties and other events!