Blended Chia Vanilla Protein Pudding
You will adore this Blended Chia Pudding – creamy, protein-rich and perfect for breakfast or dessert! Chia Pudding gets an upgrade by blending giving it a smooth,mousse-like consistency, tastes like dessert and takes only 5 minutes to make. Dessert for breakfast? Yes, me too please!
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese or thick Greek-style yogurt of a mix of half and half
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 2 scoops protein or collagen peptides powder
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Toppings
- Dollop of whipped coconut cream – recipe below in notes
- Fresh fruit or berries
- Peanut or almond butter drizzle
- Roughly chopped pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- Hemp hearts (seeds)
- Nutty and/or seedy granola
- Chopped pistachios, peanuts or almonds
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients in a high speed blender or food processor, adding chia seeds last. Blend till smooth, scraping down the sides every so often – at least 30 seconds to 1 minute.Place in 2 individual cups or one storage container and let sit for at least 2 hours, or overnight. Spoon into individual serving cups and eat plain or with topping suggestions.
Notes
Homemade Whipped Coconut Cream
Add even more nutrition and healthy qualities to many other dishes with nutrient-dense fluffy, whipped coconut cream.
It’s a dairy-free dessert topping that is not overly sweet and made with simple ingredients. This whipped coconut cream is just as thick, luscious, and creamy as dairy-full whipped cream and ideal for topping cakes, tarts, puddings, hot cocoa, and more.
Made with just 3 ingredients in 5 minutes of active time. Be sure to chill the canned coconut cream or milk the day before you need it.
Packed with healthy fats, tons of other good stuff and amazing flavour to help support a healthy, fit body.
Go here for the simple recipe: Whipped Coconut Cream
