Chocolate Chia Protein Pudding

a small jar filled with chocolate chia pudding and topped with raspberries and cacao nibs

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4.88 from 8 votes

Chocolate Chia Protein Pudding

Easy, delicious recipe for Chocolate Chia Protein Pudding made with chia seeds and natural chocolate whey protein.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Resting Time30

Total Time35

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 289kcal

Author: Andréa Marchese

Equipment

Ingredients

⅓ cup chia seeds
1.5 cups milk, any kind I used 30-calorie unsweetened almond milk
½ teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract
¼ cup chocolate whey protein
a pinch of sea salt

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Instructions

Put chia seeds in a bowl or food storage container, set aside.
⅓ cup chia seeds
Blend the almond milk, vanilla extract, chocolate whey powder, and salt until combined.
1.5 cups milk, any kind, ½ teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract, ¼ cup chocolate whey protein, a pinch of sea salt
Pour mixture over chia seeds, and stir.
Let pudding sit at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes. If you can, stir every 10 minutes (this helps avoid clumps of chia seeds).
Refrigerate and enjoy!

Notes

Substitutions:

Milk

Any kind of milk will work here, so choose your favorite. Dairy milk and Fairlife milk will (obviously) give a different flavor than a plant-based option like coconut milk, for example. Experiment, and see what you enjoy!

Protein powder

I like whey protein here because it is smoother and generally tastes better than vegan protein powder (in my opinion), but you can also used plant-based protein powder here.

I would go with a pea protein blend that you enjoy as a shake. For me, that is this Orgain protein powder or this KOS Superfood protein.

If you have a whey/casein blend on hand like Quest protein powder or PEScience Select, these will also work. You may need extra almond milk, however, as the casein will thicken the pudding more than using just whey.

Variations of chia protein pudding

Add a superfood chocolate boost with a tablespoon of cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder.

Or switch up the flavor! Just swap out the chocolate protein for another flavor. This strawberry whey protein would be great, and I would top the chia pudding with fresh strawberries. This vanilla cinnamon whey protein would be great as well.

Storage

🥶 Chia pudding should be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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