Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding

Photo by Amy Angelo

Here’s the perfect chocolaty treat you can feel good about! This chia pudding is ridiculously easy, in fact it comes together in less than 10 minutes! Simply blend all ingredients (except chia seeds) into a delicious milkshake like mixture. Whisk in chia seeds and place in the fridge for a few hours. And voila you’ll have a beautiful decadent chia pudding, full of antioxidants, fiber, and protein. Most of the sweetness from this recipe comes from the ripe banana, making it a great treat that won’t spike your blood sugar as much as a traditional dessert.

This makes an incredible breakfast, I like to serve with sliced bananas and granola or as a special treat with a little coconut whipped cream. No matter how you serve it I’m sure it’ll please everyone on your list.

Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding

Yield: 6 servings

• 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk, do not use Trader Joe’s brand — it will not work in this recipe, I like Thai Kitchen Organic

• 1 cup non-dairy unsweetened milk (almond, coconut, cashew, etc . . . )

• 2 RIPE bananas, you want them to have brown spots on them

• 1/4 cup raw fair trade cacao powder

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 2 tablespoons SALTED peanut butter, cashew butter, or almond butter

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Pinch of salt

• 1/2 cup chia seeds

1. Blend together all ingredients EXCEPT chia seeds. Taste mixture, adjust sweetness/flavor as desired.

2. Pour mixture into a large bowl or Tupperware container, whisk in chia seeds. Store in the fridge for 2 hour or more before serving.

   *** Will last 4-5 days in the refrigerator.

• Do not use Trader Joe’s brand coconut milk in this recipe, it has no stabilizers and the chia pudding will not set up correctly. I like Thai Kitchen organic brand or Whole Foods brand coconut milk.

• Be sure to use super ripe bananas, that’s where the sweetness of the pudding is come from, if you’re bananas are not ripe the pudding will not be sweet.