If you’re anything like me, most days you do not have enough time to make a delicious breakfast each morning. I used to end up just grabbing a granola bar or an apple and head to class…until I discovered this gem of a recipe! Nutrition wise, this recipe is chalk full of it! Protein, iron, calcium, and omega-3’s…oh my! This is a great way to start off the long day you may have coming up. The beauty of this breakfast is you make it the night before, aka all you have to do the next day is add any topping of your choice and it’s ready to eat. This recipe is fool proof and takes less than 3 minutes to prepare (which is always a plus). I have listed the recipe below along with my favorite toppings to add along with it! Enjoy!!

This recipe makes 2 cups of the pudding.

Ingredients:

• 10 ounces of your choice of coconut milk
• 1/4-1/2 cup of chia seeds (this depends on the amount of seeds you want in the pudding…if you want it to look like the picture, use 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Optional: 1 Tablespoon pure maple syrup (this will add to the sweetness of the pudding)

Directions:

• Add the coconut milk, chia seeds, vanilla extract, and maple syrup into a large bowl or jar.
• Whisk these ingredients together until there is a consistent texture throughout.
• Cover in plastic wrap or screw on a lid.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight (the longer you refrigerate it, the thicker the consistency will become).
  • P.S. If you leave this pudding in the refrigerator longer than overnight, the chia seeds will become mushy!

Toppings:

• For the pictures attached, I used clementine oranges as a topping because we desperately needed to go grocery shopping in my house! I was pleasantly surprised, though. It added a tart taste to the sweet recipe!
• My favorite toppings for this pudding would have to be strawberries, raspberries, and vanilla almond butter! I am a huge vanilla fan, so I enjoy adding the vanilla almond butter, but any almond or peanut butter will taste delicious!
• Toasted coconut chips
• Mango
• Banana

If you try this recipe, please let me know in the ‘contact’ tab! Let me know what toppings you enjoyed and how yours turned out. xoxo