This Oat milk Chia Pudding is a superpower breakfast recipe. That is healthy wholesome and perfect for a weekday breakfast. Loaded with protein, fiber, minerals, and vitamins.
Starting the day with a healthy, wholesome, tummy-filling breakfast is something I love personally and gives an amazing kick start to a long day.
Here's a collection of healthy vegan muffins, that you can make ahead, and will make you sorted for the week
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This Chia pudding is just that. just like this overnight oats recipe that is filled with protein and this homemade granola and triple berry granola or this Vegan Pineapple Banana smoothie are all perfect healthy breakfast ideas for a wholesome healthy start.
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Why you'll love this Easy Oat milk Chia Pudding
- Complete, wholesome, nutritious breakfast to start the day
- Is Easy to prepare
- No added sugar
- Completely make ahead. Perfect for busy weekday mornings. Check the tips for making it ahead
- Suitable for a wide range of diet-specific people. This is vegan, gluten-free, diabetic friendly
Ingredients You will need
We need some simple clean eating ingredients here
- Chia Seeds - Chia seeds are the hero ingredient here in this recipe,
- Oat Milk - Unsweetened oat milk use good quality oat milk. So does oat milk work for chia pudding? - It does, just like normal cow milk.
- Sweetener - Sweetener of your choice, maple syrup or honey. For vegans - use maple syrup
- Vanilla - vanilla extract or a tiny bit of vanilla bean paste.
- Toppings - Granola, berries, fruits, nuts, and dry fruits
Its just a few ingredients and a handful of steps, and your chia pudding is ready
See the recipe card for detailed instructions and quantities
Instructions - Step by Step on how to make chia pudding
Here is how you make chia pudding.
In a bowl or mason jar, add chia seeds
Then add the oats milk
Mix Well Set aside for 5 mins and mix again. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight
Top with your favorite toppings.
Substitutions & Variations
This Chia Pudding can be made with any flavorings, any sort of milk, and a huge variety of toppings of your choice. The base of chia pudding is just the same.
Milk - you can use dairy milk, For vegans - coconut milk, oat milk, almond milk, rice milk, and soy milk. or any nut-based milk.
For Creamier Chia Pudding - Use some yogurt.
For flavorings - you can add in some vanilla or almond extract. Chocolate Sauce Or some homemade Nutella
For Sweetener - stevia, erythritol, brown sugar, coconut sugar, honey, maple syrup or you can even skip the sweetener.
Chia Pudding Topping options and ideas
Depending on your kind of diet and preference, you may use a huge variety of toppings. But if you are watching calories, then do not go overboard.
- Nut Butter -Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter
- peanut butter chips, chocolate chips,
- Jams Preserves and conserves are excellent
- Nuts - walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds
- Dried Fruits -figs, dates, apricots, dried berries like blueberries, raspberries, cranberries
- fruits - kiwi, mango, banana, passion fruit,
- Berries - Fresh Strawberries, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry
- Granola - Some granola for that crunch
- Spices - Cinnamon or some nutmeg too
Equipment
You just need a bowl or a mason jar
a small spatula or fork
Storage
Milk Soaked chia seeds, stay well upto a week in the refrigerator, So it makes up for a good make-ahead breakfast. Perfect for a meal prep idea.
You can even meal prep and freeze them, thaw and serve them with your favorite toppings
Pro Tips: Make ahead Tips
This Recipe makes one serving, So double triple, or quadruple the recipe for multiple breakfast days.
Put them each in a mason jar. Store in the refrigerator
Chop your fruits and keep your other toppings ready
To serve, just pull out one mason jar, sprinkle your favorite toppings, and serve cold or room temperature.
Chia Pudding Tips
- Use good quality chia seed. They are available in black and white.
- After adding the liquid, give the chia seeds a good mix. Let it sit for 5 mins, then again fluff up the chia seeds, to avoid clumping.
- If the chia seeds have absorbed all the milk, pour in some more and mix well.
- Use a correct ratio of chia seeds to milk or yogurt. Usually ¼ cup of chia seeds to 1 cup of milk.
- For a creamier chia pudding, add some yogurt and mix well
Chia Pudding Faq's
Mix the chia seeds with milk, sweetener, and vanilla extract. Cover them with a lid, and store them in a refrigerator. Chia pudding will last for about 6 to 7 days in the refrigerator
Yes, If you want to prep them for weeks then, you can soak the chia seeds with milk, vanilla, and sweetener. Freeze them. To serve, you may thaw them and Eat them with your favorite toppings.
About 2 hours is enough, but leaving them to soak overnight is also good.
Yes, you may use it. just like using normal dairy milk.
Using oat milk means it's vegan and some of them are gluten-free, depending on the condition in which it gets processed.
Also has less impact on the environment, plus it is also soy free.
Yes, it does, it totally works beautifully just like the normal whole-fat dairy cow milk.
There were not enough chia seeds. add in some more and let it soak for some more time. Or you can use thicker milk. preferably whole-fat milk.
Next time use the right ratio of ¼ cup or 3tbsp Chia seeds to 1 cup milk/yogurt
Sometimes chia pudding gets lumpy because, the chia seeds stay clumped together, this is because the chia seeds were not thoroughly mixed.
📖 Recipe
Oat milk Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 cup oat milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- ½ tablespoon maple syrup (honey or any other sweetener of your choice)
- ½ cup Fresh fruit (any fruit of your choice chopped or sliced)
Optional Toppings
- nuts
- nut butter
- granola
- Dried fruits
- dried berries
- Fresh berries
Instructions
- In a small bowl or a mason jar, add in chia seeds, oat milk, vanilla extract and the sweetener. Stir well. Set aside for 5 mins and mix again
- Place the mason jar in the refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight
- To Serve, remove from the refrigerator top it will your favourite toppings.
Notes
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- Use good quality chia seeds. They are available in black and white.
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- After adding the liquid, give the chia seeds a good mix. Let it sit for 5 mins, then again fluff up the chia seeds, to avoid clumping.
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- If the chia seeds have absorbed all the milk, pour in some more and mix well.
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- Use a correct ratio of chia seeds to milk or yogurt. Usually ¼ cup of chia seeds to 1 cup of milk.
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- For a creamier chia pudding, add some yogurt and mix well
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