You may have noticed that David eats a lot of chia pudding. It’s my super easy go-to breakfast mealprep for him since he can’t have eggs (or dairy, grains, legumes, etc.). Therefore I’ve amassed plenty of flavors and toppings to keep it from getting too repetitive! I’m finally putting all the chia pudding ideas in one place so they’re easy to refer to when I am stuck. (Plus believe it or not multiple people have asked me for this list.)
My base chia pudding recipe is 1/3 cup chia seeds to 1 cup liquid (usually almond milk) per serving, with a tiny splash of maple syrup to taste. For David I also put one scoop of grass-fed beef collagen (Note: chia is a complete protein, collagen is not), 1T of psyllium fiber, and 1T of ground flax seed per serving. Let set ten minutes before topping.
I portion each serving with toppings into a food storage bowl and keep them in the fridge for up to a week.
Base Chia Pudding Topping Ideas
- Almond Butter & Jelly
- Apples cooked with cinnamon, clove & maple syrup, Pecans
- Berries & Coconut or Almond Yogurt
- Blackberry, Kiwi & Coconut Flakes
- Peaches, Blackberries & Almonds
- Peaches, Cherries & Toasted Walnuts
- Pears cooked with cinnamon, cardamom & maple syrup, Pecans
- Tahini & Blueberries
Chocolate Chia Pudding Topping Ideas (add unsweetened cocoa to base recipe)
- Almond Butter
- Almonds & Berries (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries)
- Almonds, Coconut Flakes & Dried Sour Cherries
- Coconut Flakes & Almonds
- Coconut Flakes & Chocolate Chips
- Cherries
- Jam or Jelly and Nuts
Other Chia Pudding Flavors (where I mix a spice or other ingredient into the base recipe)
- Cardamom (top with pineapple and/or mango)
- Cardamom (top with fresh or dried figs and toasted walnuts)
- Cinnamon (top with vanilla DF yogurt as “icing”)
- Cinnamon (top with dried cranberries and toasted pecans)
- Cinnamon (top with DF yogurt, blackberries and almonds)
- Ginger Peach Coconut (top with nuts or grain-free granola)
- Key Lime (top with DF yogurt and crumbled Siete Mexican Shortbread Cookies)
- Lemon Almond (lemon zest and almond extract) (top with blueberries)
- Matcha (top with strawberries)
- Orange Rosemary (top with strawberries and toasted walnuts)
- Piña Colada (coconut milk and pineapple juice)
- Pineapple, Turmeric & Fresh Ginger
- Pumpkin Puree, Cinnamon, Clove & Ginger
Smoothie Chia Pudding
- You can use your favorite (not too thick) smoothie as the liquid of the base chia pudding recipe! Top with anything that sounds good (nuts, hemp hearts, coconut flakes…)
- Mixed Berries, Coconut Milk & Tahini
Savory Chia Pudding (omit maple syrup from base recipe; stir add-ins throughout pudding)
- Bacon, Bell Peppers & Vegan Cheese
- Sausage, Bell Peppers & Nutritional Yeast
I’d love to hear your favorite flavor combinations for chia pudding, too!
Thnx
Cheers!