This maple chai chia pudding has a handful of different super foods to boost both texture and nutrition! Maple, vanilla and light chai spices provide the rest of the flavors. This post is sponsored by Nuts.com
Chai – chia – chia – chai.
Does that do a number on your eyes?! I can’t tell you how many times I have typed chai instead of chia and vice versa. (And I promise you there is a typo right in this post!)
I am a few years late getting into the chia pudding trend, but I have fallen hard for the strawberry chia pudding at The Juice Laundry. I’m still working on that recipe, but wanted to share one today made from a selection of ingredients from Nuts.com.
About Nuts.com
Nuts.com is a family-owned online boutique that offers a huge selection of specialty foods such as (you guessed it) nuts and nut products, flour alternatives (like almond flour and rice flour), and a plethora of healthy snacks hand-picked by their Registered Dietitian. Most of them have less than 160 calories, protein and/or fiber and minimal saturated fat.
Go to Nuts.com by clicking here, to get a choice of your four free samples with an order over $25, if you’re a first time Nuts.com customer!
Nuts.com sent me a handful of ingredients to use in a recipe –
The roasted, salted macadamia nuts are EPIC! Definitely going to be getting some more of those.
Maple Chai Chia Pudding
For this chai chia pudding, I used the Nuts.com goji berries, raw cacao nibs for a chocolatey bite and the macadamias. Plus lots of chia seeds!
Maple, vanilla and light chai spices provide the rest of the flavors. Feel free to add more maple if you like things on the sweeter side.
For chia pudding, which is sort of like tapioca-meets-regular-pudding, you just soak the chia seeds overnight in a liquid. I used organic cow’s milk, but use any kind of milk or liquid that you like. The ratio of 1/4 cup chias to 1 cup of liquid seems to be an ideal combo for a soft pudding texture.
Add the chia and other dry ingredients to your serving container –
Mix well!
Then pour in your milk and final wet ingredients.
Mix well again!
Set in fridge overnight.
The next morning add whatever toppings you’d like – fruit, nuts, nut butters.
Maple Chai Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup milk of your choice
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- Pinch ground cloves
- 1 tbsp goji berries
- 1 tbsp cacao nibs
- 1 tbsp roasted macadamia nuts
Instructions
- Mix chia, milk, spices, maple and vanilla.
- Add in goji berries and nibs, reserving a few as toppings.
- Allow pudding to sit overnight in the fridge.
- Add toppings as desired in the AM!
Kori says
One of Knoxville’s best (in my opinion) local coffee shops, K Brew, just began selling several local foods to compliment their coffee, one of which is a maple chia pudding. Matt and I absolutely loved it, and I told him that I need to make it for us often. This recipe came at such a perfect time! I’ll make it for us later this week. As always, thanks, Kath!
Heidi Kokborg says
This pudding looks really good! I love that chia pudding is so filling and filled with healthy fats – it really keeps me going all through lunch without feeling hungry at all. Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂
Melissa says
Yum, this looks incredible! I’ve never made pudding with chia seeds before, but this looks like something I would love!
Teri says
Where did you purchase the glass bowl you made the chia pudding in ?
Thank you for sharing the recipe, I will definitely give this a try.
KathEats says
It’s a Weck jar!
Linda @ The Fitty says
Oh this would taste really great with coconut milk+
eva says
you have the most beautiful jars! where did you get them?
KathEats says
It’s a Weck jar! See more here!
Elisabeth says
This looks delicious! And I’ve been meaning to try nuts.com for awhile now – perfect timing 🙂
Bethany @ Athletic Avocaod says
This chia pudding is epic! I love the chai spices, it reminds me of christmas morning! My uncle gets everyone in my family a bag of cashews from nuts.com every year! Great company!
Kelly says
Gosh, I wanted to like this…but I guess I just can’t do the texture. I’m super bummed tho because look at all those chia seeds you get in! :((
Rosamund says
Thanks for sharing! I have been in a breakfast rut lately and forgot about chia pudding. I hadn’t even thought about adding maple syrup and am so glad I did, this was crazy good!
Jessica says
This looks great. I love all things maple right now!
Renee Kohley says
Super fun recipe! My girls would love this!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Sounds yummy! Love all of the extra additions like the cacao nibs and goji berries.
Megan Stevens says
Such a yummy combination of ingredients! Love the cardamom and cocao together!
linda spiker says
Wow! Looks and sounds like the perfect breakfast!
Sylvie says
Sounds like my kind of pudding, I love macadamias, cacao nibs and goji berries!