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Whole30 Breakfast Chia Pudding

This easy to make chia pudding is lightly sweetened with a date, and uses a homemade cashew-hemp milk. Top with any fruit, nuts, and coconut for a quick and easy breakfast. **SEE NOTES FOR ORIGINAL CASHEW-HEMP MILK VERSION!
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 147kcal
Author: Michelle Miller

Ingredients

  • 3 cups almond milk homemade, or free of sugar and gums, see notes
  • 1 medjool date (or 3 small dates)
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch sea salt

Toppings

  • fresh fruit optional
  • nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc.) optional
  • nut butter (sunflower, almond, cashew, etc.) optional
  • coconut butter optional
  • unsweetened coconut optional
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Instructions

  • Add 1 cup of almond milk, date, salt and cinnamon to a blender. Blend on high speed for about 1 minute, until the date has lightly sweetened the milk but no chunks remain.
  • Add 2 more cups of almond, and chia seeds, and pulse until combined, leaving chia seeds whole. Leave mixture in blender for about 10 minutes. Pulse again to mix up, and then allow to sit again to thicken. Repeat this 3-4 times until the pudding has thickened. It will thicken more as it refrigerates overnight, but if it seems too runny, add an additional 1-3 tablespoons of chia seeds. If it seems to thick, add additional almond milk.
  • Top with fresh fruit, nuts and seeds, nut butters, and coconut to enjoy!

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Notes

ORIGINAL RECIPE WITH CASHEW HEMP MILK
  • 3 cups water
  • 12 cashews
  • 3 tbsp hemp seeds
  • 1 medjool date (or 3 small dates)
  • 6 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch sea salt
DIRECTIONS
  1. Add 1 cup of water to a blender along with cashews, hemp seeds, and date. Blend until as smooth as possible.
  2. Add the rest of the water, and pulse to combine.
  3. Add in the chia seeds, cinnamon, and sea salt, and pulse to combine.
  4. Allow water to absorb into the seeds for about 10 minutes, then pulse again. Repeat 3-4 times, until the pudding has thickened.
  5. If you chia pudding is too thin after 30 minutes, add 1-2 tablespoons more chia seeds. If it's too thick, thin it out with water or almond milk.
 
You can omit the date if you'd prefer a totally unsweetened pudding. This works well, especially with sweet fruit added into it!
You can make this with coconut milk as well. If it doesn't need to be Whole30 compliant ingredients, you can substitute any milk you prefer to use.
If it doesn't thicken up well, add more chia seeds, and give them time to absorb liquid. If it's too thick, add more almond milk and thin to desire consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 365mg | Iron: 2mg