This chocolate banana chia pudding tastes sinfully rich, but it’s completely healthy. You can eat chocolate for breakfast, and it’s so easy to make! (vegan, gluten-free)
This Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding is healthy enough for breakfast and decadent enough for dessert. Chia seeds are a nutritional powerhouse, full of fiber, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and calcium. I love how this pudding thickens up just like traditional pudding, but it only takes a few minutes to make. There’s no need to stand over the stove stirring and stirring – the chia seeds do the work for you! If you like my chia coconut pudding, I think you’ll love this recipe, too.
Use a food processor or a fork to mash the bananas. These will help sweeten and thicken the pudding. I love using bananas instead of sugar to sweeten my recipes.
Add the milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla to the food processor and puree to combine everything. Taste and see if it needs a little maple syrup, then pour the chocolate mixture over the chia seeds.
This recipe will take you five minutes to make. The return on investment is huge! You’ll love this healthy pudding.
Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana (2 medium bananas)
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk or other milk
- 3 tbs cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp maple syrup or to taste
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
Instructions
- Place the bananas in a food processor and puree. Add the milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. Process until smooth.
- Taste the mixture, and add maple syrup one teaspoon at a time if needed. You may not need any at all if the bananas are very ripe.
- Place the chia seeds in a medium bowl. Pour the chocolate mixture over the chia seeds and stir.
- The pudding will start to thicken right away, but for the best results, cover the bowl and let the pudding thicken in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
Nutrition
Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding Price Breakdown
This recipe costs a total of $2.65 to make, or $.88 per serving. Costco has a great price on chia seeds ($.44 per ounce) if you want to stock up on this nutritious ingredient. Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding is a delicious, healthy recipe that tastes like an indulgence.
Do you eat chia seeds? I’d love to hear creative ways that you’ve incorporated this superfood into your diet. Please share in the comments.
Tiffany says
Great recipe! I added 1/4 C of collagen powder and upped the cacao to 4 TBSP. I also put everything into the blender because I prefer my chia puddings smooth (first did it without the chia seeds so I could adjust flavors). Thanks for dessert tonight! 😉
Adriana Martin says
What a wonderful combination with chocolate and chia to make a beautiful pudding. Yummy!
Camila says
Guess I know what I am making for tomorrow’s breakfast! Delicious!
Jillian says
This looks delicious, so thick and creamy!
Cindy @ The Sweet Nerd says
Think there’s such a thing as eating too much Chia? I hope not! This looks delish.
Claudia says
I just love the flavors you have here. This looks fabulous. I bet it would even be amazing in a pie shell I am going to try making this for mothers day! thank you!
Sara says
That looks completely decadent! I love bananas and chocolate together!
Melissa says
I can’t stand the texture of chia seeds, so I tossed this all in my ninja blender. I’m waiting for it to chill now but preliminary taste tests are fantastic.
Annemarie says
Great idea! I hope it turned out well. This pudding does thicken quickly with the chia seeds, and hopefully the blender helped with the texture.
Doralys says
My new addiction, thanks for the recipe.
Annemarie says
Thanks! Glad you like it.
HILARY says
I made this using my vita-mix, substituting vanilla almond milk and agave for milk, vanilla and maple syrup. It delicious! I also added coconut sugar and mulberries on top. absolute perfection.
Annemarie says
Sounds delicious, Hilary! Thanks for sharing.
Mary Norton says
You don’t have to grind the chia seeds? They dissolve to thicken?
Annemarie says
You don’t have to grind the seeds, Mary. They thicken the mixture when combined with the liquid. They don’t actually dissolve, so there’s a little texture from the seeds in the pudding.
shonalika says
Oh wow – so simple, and it looks SO delicious! Love how that thick pudding texture is achieved so easily… the magic of chia:D
Annemarie says
Thank you! I think this one comes out even thicker than usual because of the bananas. It’s perfect. 🙂
LeAnn @ Real Fit, Real Food Mom says
This looks SO good! I *will* be trying soon…and pinning! Yum!
Annemarie says
Thanks, LeAnn! You’ll love it. 🙂