This Blueberry Chia Pudding only requires 4 simple ingredients and less than 10 minutes to prep. This chia seed pudding with blueberries is great for meal prep.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Creamy Delicious Pudding: This Blueberry Chia Pudding has just the right amount of natural sweetness from the fresh blueberries and maple syrup, and the creamy texture that comes from the plant based milk and chia seeds. It's definitely a recipe you'll make over and over again.
- Quick & Easy: Simply the easiest blueberry chia pudding recipe to make. In less than ten minutes, you will have your blueberry chia seed pudding mixture blended and ready to be placed in the fridge to set.
- Meal Prep: This healthy blueberry chia pudding is a great recipe too; double or even triple in size. It will give you additional chia pudding for snacks, breakfast, or lunch on the go when you need it!
I love chia seed pudding for meal prepping, I 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 want to know how to make a basic chia recipe that you can use as a base to change up flavors check out this Chia Pudding Recipe. If you love chia seed pudding as much as I do, I know you'll love these vegan recipes also:
- Strawberry Chia Seed Pudding
- Easy Chia Bowl
- Pumpkin Chia Bowl
- Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
- Vanilla Chia Pudding
Ingredients
Be sure to check the recipe card below for full instructions and quantities to make this vegan Blueberry Chia Pudding.
- Milk: I use almond, oat or cashew milk and they are all delicious in chia pudding recipes.
- Maple Syrup: This is the natural sweetener and compliments the sweet blueberries really well.
- Blueberries: The flavor of this recipe, I like to use frozen mini blueberries for the best flavor in this chia pudding with blueberries.
- Chia Seeds: The main texture and main part of this blueberry chia pudding, it gives the pudding consistency.
Variations
- Fruit Toppings: There are many ways to top chia pudding. Fresh fruits such as more blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, or basically any kind of fresh fruit you like will be a great topping for this Blueberry Chia Pudding.
- Yogurt Topping: If you top this blueberry chia pudding with yogurt, be sure it's non-dairy if you want a dairy free pudding. I also like to use unsweetened and add pure maple syrup for the sweetness.
- Granola or Nuts: Feel free to add any type of nuts you like to this chia pudding with blueberries, 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.
- Milk non-dairy: Use any plant based milk you like (plant milk will keep this blueberry chia pudding vegan), I've used unsweetened almond milk but feel free to use 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 Blueberry Chia Pudding
Step 1: Add the milk, maple syrup and blueberries to the blender and blend until smooth.
Step 2: Pour the mixture into a bowl or jar, add the chia seeds and stir. Place in the fridge for 1 hour and stir again to break up the clumps, then place in fridge overnight or at least 3 hours. top with fresh blueberries, shredded coconut, shredded chocolate or other fresh fruit. Also great with nuts or yogurt on top!
All stirred up!
Step 3: After sitting in the fridge for 3 hours.
If you love blueberries, be sure to check out my Blueberry Bread, Blueberry and Apple Crumble, Blueberry Pancakes, and Mini Blueberry Muffins next
Or for more breakfast ideas check out my Peanut Butter Overnight Oats, Raspberry Overnight Oats, Apple Pie Overnight Oats, and my Chocolate Overnight Oats.
Expert Tips
- Consistency: Use a little more chia seeds for a thicker consistency or a little less if you like it really thin.
- Add toppings in the morning: If possible, add toppings in the morning when you're ready to eat or grabbing the pudding to go. That way your fresh toppings won't become soggy.
- Easy Breakfast Grab: If you doubled this recipe to make a bigger batch, use mason jars to store chia pudding. It will last for about 2-3 days in the fridge, and you'll have an easy, tasty grab-and-go breakfast chia seed pudding.
Recipe FAQs
You can certainly eat chia pudding daily. It's a great breakfast or snack. They say chia seeds can be eaten up to about 5 tablespoons safely in one day which is about 50 grams. But to start with if you haven't eaten chia seeds 1 ounce which is about 2 tablespoons should work ok.
This is a great breakfast or snack and eating it once a day should be ok. It's said chia seeds can be eaten up to about 5 tablespoons safely in one day which is about 50 grams. But to start with if you haven't eaten chia seeds 1 ounce which is about 2 tablespoons should work ok.
Chia seeds should be soaked to prevent them from expanding in your digestive tract causing digestive issues.
Generally 2 tablespoons of chia seeds is safe for adults, as long as it's ok for them to eat this food item.
As with everything you eat follow what's medically ok for you to eat. That being said, it depends on what's all added to the chia pudding, you need to pay attention to all the ingredients. If you're concerned about the chia seeds? Chia seeds can be eaten daily for most people. It's best to soak them first so they can expand and absorb the liquid first.
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Blueberry Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup non dairy milk (I like oat or almond)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup blueberries
- ¼ cup chia seeds (add 1 more tablespoon for extra thick chia pudding)
toppings:
- 2 tablespoons chopped mixed nuts (optional)
- 2 tablespoons non dairy yogurt (optional - I like coconut)
- other fresh fruit
- homamade vegan granola
Instructions
- Add the milk, maple syrup and blueberries to the blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl or jar, add the chia seeds and stir.
- Place in the fridge for 1 hour and stir again to break up the clumps, then place in fridge overnight or at least 3 hours.
- Top with fresh blueberries, homemade vegan granola, shredded coconut, shredded chocolate or other fresh fruit. Also great with nuts or yogurt on top!
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