Creamy Strawberry Chia Pudding

A glass filled with layered strawberry chia pudding. The bottom and top layers are light pink chia pudding, with a middle layer of red strawberry puree. A fresh strawberry slice and a dollop of cream garnish the top. A bowl of strawberries is in the background.

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5 from 2 votes

Creamy Strawberry Chia Pudding

Prep Time15

Resting time2

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 251kcal

Author: Agnieszka

Ingredients

¼ cup chia seeds black or white, see Note 1
2 cups frozen strawberries fresh will also work, see Note 2
⅔ cup plain Greek yogurt or Icelandic skyr
⅔ cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
1 tablespoon maple syrup increase to 2 tablespoons for sweeter pudding
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Make strawberry puree. Place 2 cups of frozen or fresh strawberries in a small pot or saucepan and cook covered until there is a lot of juice and the strawberries are soft (5-10 minutes). Using an immersion blender puree until smooth. Set aside to cool.
To make the chia pudding, in a medium bowl combine chia seeds, almond milk (or milk of choice), Greek yogurt, vanilla, 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup and ⅓ cup of the cooled strawberry puree.
Mix vigorously with a spoon or a whisk. Set aside for 10 minutes, then stir again, taking care to break down any lumps. Place the chia pudding in a jar or an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
Place the leftover strawberry puree in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to assemble the chia pudding.
When ready, open the container with chia pudding and stir again.
Prepare 2 glasses or glass jars. Place ¼ of the chia pudding in each glass, top with ½ of the strawberry puree, then top with the remaining chia pudding.
If you want, decorate the top of each pudding parfait with additional yogurt and fresh strawberries.

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Notes

Note 1: I used white chia seeds to display the pink color better. You can get them on Amazon. There is no flavor or nutritional difference between black or white chia seeds.

Note 2: Cook strawberries until soft before pureeing. If your strawberries are frozen, this process should take about 10 minutes. Fresh strawberries will take less time.

Note 3: Any milk will work, plant based or dairy.

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