Five-Minute Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding [Vegan!]

sneak peak: easy, quick and with minimal washing up - this recipe for chocolate chia pudding will impress, whether being served to a crowd or just for one

This is a deceptively easy pudding and it tastes like chocolate cake mix or brownie batter so really that should be all the convincing you need to make it.

Unlike a lot of chia seed puddings, this one thankfully does not have that questionable frogspawn-like texture, because it gets blended up into a gorgeously smooth, creamy, silky chocolate gloop instead.

It's perfect for enjoying on the sofa with a nice cup of tea to go with it, but it is equally happy in fancy crockery being served to dinner guests with a little sprig of redcurrants or a neatly sliced strawberry on top.











Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
serves 1, scale up for more
vegan, gluten free if you use GF non-dairy milk
takes five minutes, plus chilling time

Ingredients
1 tbsp chia seeds (3 tsp)
1/3 cup oat milk (4 tbsp, 60ml)
1 heaped tbsp cacao powder
2 dates (if they're particularly dry, soak them in a little bowl of hot water for a few minutes first)
teeny pinch salt
teeny splash vanilla

Directions
1. Blend.
2. Fridge.
3. Eat.

Or to expand slightly:
1. Add all the ingredients to a small blender like a nutribullet (it will just get lost in a big one, unless you're making loads) and whizz until it's one big chocolatey goo. I've said five minutes, but realistically this takes about one at most - I know right, magic.
2. Pop into a ramekin/glass/dinky teacup or other serving dish of choice, and leave to set in the fridge for a while - at least half an hour is best, a bit longer is better - all day is also good.
3. Remove from the fridge half an hour or so before serving so it's not completely ice-cream-headache freezing when you eat it, top with anything you like (those aforementioned redcurrant sprigs?) or leave as is, and tuck in!

I'd love to see how you serve this and hear what you think of it! Give me a shout on Instagram @imogenfin.

*All photos in this post are mine. If you wish to use any, please ask my permission and credit me!*

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