This Apple Chia Seed Pudding only required 6 simple ingredients and is like a warm cinnamon apple pie in a cup.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Delicious creamy pudding: This tasty chia pudding is topped with the comforting flavors of sweet apples, natural maple syrup, and hints of cinnamon that make this chia pudding taste like it's an apple pie chia seed pudding, absolutely delicious.
- Easy recipe: This Apple Chia Seed Pudding recipe is easy to make, only needs 5 ingredients, and in less than 15 minutes, you'll have meal prepped a tasty apple chia pudding.
- Vegan & Dairy Free: All the ingredients in this chia seed pudding are plant-based, dairy-free, and absolutely taste amazing.
- Pudding anytime: These tasty chia seeds for breakfast are perfect. To make chia pudding: whisk chia seeds, oat milk, maple syrup, and cinnamon together, set aside for ten minutes, give it another whisk to work out any clumps and place in the fridge for a few hours or overnight for best results. Prep the toppings, for this Apple chia seed pudding recipe peel and chop an apple, heat coconut oil in a pan, add the apples, maple syrup, and cinnamon, mix until the apples start to caramelize. Store in the fridge separately and when ready to eat simple top the caramelized apples on top of this chia pudding recipe.
Ever since I sautéed some apples in maple syrup and cinnamon I have been hooked on the warm cozy flavor and aroma, it's like a warm apple pie hug.
I absolutely love how great chia seed pudding is for meal prepping, I like to make a big batch that I can just scoop out of and add toppings to at breakfast time for a fast breakfast that's packed with protein, fiber, minerals and healthy fats that keep you feeling satisfied for hours until lunch. If you love chia seed pudding I know you'll love these vegan recipes also:
- Parfait without Granola (strawberry jam)
- Pumpkin Chia Pudding
- Blueberry Chia Pudding
- Raspberry Chia Jam
- Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Ingredients
Be sure to take a look at the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and quantities to make this Apple Chia Seed Pudding.
- Chia Seeds: They plump up when soaked in liquid to make a perfect pudding texture. You also get fiber, protein and minerals from the chia seeds that make up this Apple Chia Seed Pudding recipe. Chia seeds come in both white and black both are fine to use, use what's most accessible to you.
- Pure Maple Syrup: Adds a sweetness while keeping it refined sugar free.
- Non-Dairy Milk: I used unsweetened oat milk but any variety of milk you like will work fine.
- Cinnamon: Adds a warmth to the apple and chia components.
- Apple: A fresh apple adds a nice crisp but warm flavor.
- Coconut Oil: Helps the apple to not stick or burn while sautéing it.
- Vanilla: Compliments the cinnamon flavors and adds depth of flavor that's warm and sweet.
Variations
- Granola or Nuts: Feel free to add any type of nuts you like to this apple cinnamon chia pudding, like chopped pecans, almonds, or walnuts. Another excellent crunch is granola; add some of your favorite granola or try making my Vegan Granola Recipe to use as a topping.
- Apple sauce: In this apple chia pudding recipe, I used 1 cup of oat milk; if you'd like to taste more apple flavoring in this apple chia pudding, feel free to reduce the oat milk to ¾ cup and add ¼ cup of apple sauce. I'd focus on natural, no sugar added, no artificial flavor added, and no preservatives in the apple sauce.
- Yogurt: If you swap ¼ cup milk for ¼ cup non-dairy yogurt, you'll get a creamier texture, and you'll have a recipe for chia seed pudding with yogurt added that will still be delicious.
- Protein powder scoop: You can easily make this Apple Chia Seed Pudding into a higher protein chia seed pudding, just add a scoop of plant-based protein powder to this pudding mixture and whisk it in.
- Add something sweet: You can easily add vegan mini chocolate chips, a drizzle of pure maple syrup, or ice cream on the side of this chia seed pudding. If you'd like to make your own sauce, I have a delicious, easy recipe for Chocolate Date Sauce you can add on top; just leave out the cocoa powder for a non-chocolate taste.
- Side of ice cream: This chia seed mixture tastes very much like an apple pie chia seed pudding. Feel free to add your favorite ice cream or make my delicious, easy-to-make banana ice cream; either one will taste delicious.
- Milk Alternatives: This chia seed pudding is dairy-free because I used a non-dairy plant-based unsweetened oat milk. Feel free to use your preferred milk or try one of these homemade dairy-free milks: almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk. Yes, each will change the flavor slightly, but it will still taste great.
How to make this Apple Chia Seed Pudding:
Step 1: First add the milk, chia seeds, maple syrup and cinnamon to a bowl or container and whisk, set aside for 10 minuntes.
Step 2: Next wash, peel and chop the apple.
Step 3: Add the apple to a pot or skillet and add the maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon.
Step 4: Cook on low to medium heat stirring continually until desired texture. (I like a tiny bit of crisp left so I did about 6 minutes, if you want soft then continuer to stir and cook ofr 10-15 minutes). Place in a container and in the fridge with the chia pudding in a separate container.
Step 5: After 10 minutes whisk the chia mixture again to get out any clumps. Place in fridge at least 1 hour or overnight.
Step 6: When ready to serve, add the apple mixture and any other toppings (see notes, granola, nut butter or caramel) to the chia seed pudding and enjoy. Can store in the fridge about 3 days.
Expert Tips
- Caramelizing the apples: An important tip on how to make chia pudding is the time you'll need to caramelize these apples. It takes about 7-15 minutes cook the apples, cinnamon, and maple syrup stirring continually. Don't skimp on this step; the caramelized topping is sweet and tastes like apple pie.
- Consistency: The ratio for this chia seed recipe is ¼ cup chia seeds to 1 cup milk. Depending on your personal preference for the consistency you'd like, you may need to add more liquid or less liquid in this Apple Chia Seed Pudding.
- Chia Seeds: Chia seeds can actually go bad, to check freshness if you suspect they are old mix a small amount of water and chia seeds ( 3-4 tablespoons water to 1 tablespoon chia seeds) and let sit for 10-15 minutes. If they absorbed water and began to swell they are good, if not they are bad.
- Whisk Twice: Make sure you mix the chia seeds and the liquid well and set aside for 10 minutes, whisk again to work out any clumps before placing in the fridge to sit for a few hours or overnight for best results.
Recipe FAQs
You can eat apples with chia seeds, many recipes like overnight oats, chia pudding or smoothies will combine chia with apples.
Generally 2 tablespoons of chia seeds is safe for adults, as long as it's ok for them to eat this food item.
You should soak chia seeds for at least 15-30 minutes, this will make a gel-like texture, but soaking them overnight or at least 2-4 hours helps digestibility and than it's like a pudding consistency.
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Apple Chia Seed Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup non-dairy milk (I like unsweetened oat milk)
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Apple Topping:
- 1 medium apple
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- First add the milk, chia seeds, maple syrup and cinnamon to a bowl or container and whisk, set aside for 10 minutes.
- Next wash, peel and chop the apple.
- Add the apple to a pot or skillet and add the maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon. Cook on low to medium heat stirring continually until desired texture. (I like a tiny bit of crisp left so I did about 6 minutes, if you want soft then continuer to stir and cook ofr 10-15 minutes). Place in a container and in the fridge with the chia pudding in a separate container.
- After 10 minutes whisk the chia mixture again to get out any clumps. Place in fridge at least 1 hour or overnight.
- When ready to serve, add the apple mixture and any other toppings (see notes, granola, nut butter or caramel) to the chia seed pudding and enjoy.
- Can store in the fridge about 3 days.
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