This vanilla chia pudding makes the perfect breakfast – but tastes like a dessert. Easy + delicious!
For one, they make great house pets. And second, they make even better pudding.
Chia seeds, and chia pudding for that matter, seem to have taken the food blogger community by storm. They’re everywhere and in EV-ER-Y-THING! When I hopped on Pinterest and typed in “chia” there were so many recipes it was incredible – and totally awesome at the same time. Hooray for the chia revolution!
But I digress. Let’s get back to the heart of today’s post. This super duper, crazy delicious vanilla chia pudding.
This isn’t any old chia pudding though. This is the SQ twist on a chia pudding. Because rather than just chia, nut milk and some sweetener, I added in…QUINOA. ← ding, ding, DING!
As I was thinking about this recipe, I realized that by adding quinoa I was also moving it more from dessert land into the dessert-for-breakfast realm, which yes, I am completely okay with.
Okay so chia pudding for breakfast…that got the wheels turning again.
After my initial test, it was missing a little extra something. And then it hit me: HEMP HEARTS!
Another one of my latest obsession (aside from chia seeds) has been my discovery of hemp hearts. They are amazing – they don’t have much flavor, and they add a little crunch to things like salads and smoothie bowls. I put them pretty much on everything.
And my belly was content too. This pudding is bomb and so easy to make. Yep, it pretty much turned into the most epic breakfast/dessert ever.
More Chia Pudding Recipes
- Apple Pie Breakfast Parfaits
- Chocolate Raspberry Chia Parfaits
- Peach Pie Breakfast Parfaits
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Quinoa Breakfast Parfait
- Chocolate Chia Pudding
Vanilla Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or sweetener of choice)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup milk of choice
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Leave on the counter at room temperature to thicken, about 15 minutes. Alternately, if you're making this the night before, you can pop it in the fridge overnight. I find it sets quicker at room temperature, but you'll get the same consistency if you do an overnight rest.
- Once thick, stir together again and add a splash of extra milk if needed.
- Stir in your favorite toppings/flavors and enjoy!
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