Recipe: Perfect Chocolate Chia Pudding

This pudding is packed with health-promoting chia seeds, almond milk, cinnamon, cocoa, coconut flakes and dried fruit. It’s the perfect chocolate treat.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chia seeds
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk, unsweetened
• 1 cup 2% milk (can use all almond milk for a nondairy option)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons coconut flakes, unsweetened
• 2 tablespoons dried tart cherries or other unsweetened dried fruit

Directions

1. Place chia seeds, milks, honey, cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla in a glass container with a tight lid.
2. Seal and shake well to combine. Refrigerate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
3. Serve topped with coconut flakes and dried fruit to garnish.

Note: For a smoother texture, blend pudding in a high-power blender before refrigerating. Be sure to blend well to avoid a gritty texture.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 6 servings
Serving = 1/2 cup

Calories: 140
Total fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Trans fat: 0 g
Protein: 4 g
Total carbohydrate: 16 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sugar: 7 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 150 mg