Easy Blue Chia Pudding
Blue chia pudding is an easy and delicious snack that's high in protein and fiber, which will help kids feel full longer. And it gets its incredible blue color without using any artificial food dyes!
Servings 4
Calories 109kcal
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup milk I use skim or 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup Pure maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon Blue Spirulina
- vanilla Optional. Use ¼ - ½ teaspoon to enhance the flavor.
- blueberries As a topping. Optional.
Just before serving
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except the milk to a 12 or 16-ounce jar or bowl. Stir well.
- Pour milk in with the rest of the ingredients. Whisk well with a fork. Let sit for about two minutes. It will separate.
- Whisk mixture together again with a fork. Use the tip of a fork or spoon to scrape off any blue spirulina or clumps of chia seeds that are stuck to the sides of the jar or bowl.
- Cover with an airtight lid and store refrigerated for at least two hours before serving. Store refrigerated for up to five days.
- Stir in one to two tablespoons of cold milk (per recipe) before serving to help smooth out the chia pudding.
Notes
Blue chia pudding can be served 'as is', with toppings, or mixed in with yogurt.
Topping ideas: fresh fruit, granola, hemp hearts, coconut flakes.
Do not refrigerate while the milk is separated from the chia seeds. See the image to the right in the 'Step-by-Step Instructions' section above for what it should look like before refrigerating.
Adding more blue spirulina (up to one-half of a teaspoon) will give this chia pudding a darker blue color.
Use either black or white chia seeds.
Honey can be used in place of maple syrup.
Blue spirulina is added for color only. This recipe will still taste great without it, it just won't have the same blue color.
A little goes a long way with blue spirulina. For a stronger blue color, add more blue spirulina in one-quarter teaspoon increments.
Milk alternatives can be used in place of regular milk. Using a milk alternative may alter the taste and texture of this recipe.
Adding toppings, like hemp hearts and blueberries (as pictured), may help increase the acceptance of this for kids because fruit is more familiar to them.
I do not recommend putting the ingredients in a blender for a smoother consistency, as some other recipe developers have suggested. I did this and the consistency was gritty, more like sand (unpleasant). Additionally, the black color of the chia seeds took over and created a dusky greyish blue color that was not appealing.
Please rate the recipe five stars if you love this blue chia pudding!
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 1mg