How to Make 2-Ingredient Chia Pudding

Meals and snacks in glass jars are so #ontrend right now. I get it – they're totally Instagrammable and you can take them anywhere. 

But that's not the only reason to make this amazing chia pudding recipe.

It can be made from just 2 base ingredients in your pantry (magic!), it's super filling, rich in good fats, and you can get creative with any toppings you want. I like raspberries or blueberries, but I have a long list of others at the end of the post you can try out.

How to make chia pudding

Ingredients (base recipe)

• 400ml (1 standard can) coconut milk
• 4 tablespoons chia seeds
• ½ cup water

Method

• In a large bowl, mix base ingredients. Stir really well to make sure all the chia seeds (which get thicker as you go) are mixed in properly.
• Pour into individual jars/containers and let set in the fridge for 10-20 minutes.
• When firmer, remove from fridge and top with other ingredients as below.

Variations

• To make it chocolatey, add 2 tablespoons of cacao powder.
• To make it sweeter, add 2 tablespoons of rice malt syrup or honey. I don't use this, but my husband prefers his with it. But I find if you add lots of toppings, particularly fruit like blueberries or mango, it's really not needed.

Toppings

Anything you like! I use whatever I have in my pantry, fridge or freezer at the time. Here's a starting list, but feel free to get creative:

• Fresh or frozen berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
• Other fresh or frozen fruit (mango, passionfruit pulp, pomegranate seeds)
• Nuts (pecans, hazelnuts, flaked almonds)
• Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds)
• Shredded or flaked coconut
• Coconut or Greek yoghurt
• Homemade granola or muesli
• Other random-but-awesome stuff: mint leaves, bee pollen, cacao nibs, dried goji berries.

If you give it a go, show me on Instagram & tag me @jenna.westphal #jennawestphal so I can see how you went!