High Protein Blended Chia Pudding with Peanut Butter

This easy, blended chia pudding will change your mind about chia pudding! Blended until smooth with creamy natural peanut butter and maple syrup, it’s a protein-packed snack with 10g of protein in a snack-sized serve.

There are two kinds of people: folks who are stoked about digging into a jiggly chia pudding and folks who are, well…not. Like me. Don’t even ask me what happened when forced to enter a Jello eating contest in junior high. It’s too embarrassing ha.

Now pudding, on the other hand…I grew up eating pudding cups like any other kid in the 80s + 90s. And sometimes I just want chia seeds, you know? I am a dietitian after all…and chia seeds are so dang good for you. They’re packed with soluble fibre, which is INCREDIBLE for your gut. 

So I just pop the whole thing into the blender and blend until the chia seeds are silky smooth and totally reminiscent of a lunch box pudding snack. Actually, when you blend chia seeds, you access even more of their nutrition. Because we don’t digest the inner chia seed as completely, which is where most of the minerals and omega 3 fats are found.

So um, blending might actually be the best way to make a chia pudding because it ends up being this nostalgic, silky pudding texture AND you get the most nutrition benefits too!

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It’s ridiculously easy to make this blended chia seed pudding…here’s how

I’m not gonna lie: I tested this pudding a ridiculous number of times to get the flavour and the nutrition right. It’s always the simplest recipes that give me the most challenge! But it paid off, big time: 10g of protein for a truly snack-sized serving. NO protein powder. 5 ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.

No fancy blender? You could buy ground chia seeds. The pudding won’t be quite as smooth but it will work!

Nutrition Corner: I envisioned this blended chia pudding as a healthy, make ahead snack that’s naturally vegan, dairy free and gluten free. You could totally eat this for breakfast too, but I might eat a double serving, maybe with some berries for a PB+J vibe Need a low FODMAP version? Simply make it with my homemade hemp milk and you’re there!

More recipes to help you use up those chia seeds:

• Quick Strawberry Balsamic Chia Jam
• Protein-packed Black Forest Overnight Oats
• Nourishing Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie with Chia Seeds
• 5 Minute Brownie Batter Overnight Oats