As you know, I love chia seeds! They are an amazing superfood that can make or break a bowl of overnight oats, oatmeal or pudding.
Chia seeds are a wonderful whole foods supplement that boosts your fiber intake, adds essential Omega-3s to your diet and provides plant-based protein. Plus, they are just so much fun to eat!
I usually purchase chia seeds in the bulk department of my natural foods store; however, have been looking for a less expensive alternative. A couple weeks ago I was sent chia seed samples from ChiaSeedsDirect.com. After ripping open the bag of chia, I promptly got to work on a new Chocolate Butterscotch Pudding recipe that is out of this world!
Chocolate Butterscotch Pudding
makes 5-6 servings
1 1/2 c chia seeds
3 scoops chocolate protein powder
1/4 c cocoa powder
2 1/2 c unsweetened almond milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch sea salt
1/8 tsp butterscotch flavor
Place chia seeds in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
In a blender combine protein powder, cocoa powder, almond milk, vanilla, sea salt and butterscotch. Pour over chia seeds. Stir to combine. Mixture will be very soupy.
Wait 5 minutes and stir again, breaking up any large clumps that have formed. Repeat this step 3 more times, for a total of 20 minutes. I did this while cleaning up after dinner. Allan did this while I breastfed Matthew.
At this point the mixture will resemble tapioca pudding.
If you prefer a smooth pudding, place the pudding plus 2 tbsp more almond milk in your blender and process until smooth, adding additional liquid as needed.
You can eat the pudding at room temperature or refrigerate and enjoy cold. The pudding will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days.
I have been enjoying at least one serving of this pudding every day with a side of fruit. Last night I topped the pudding with banana soft serve (1/4 c kefir + 1/2 frozen banana whirled on low speed in the Vita Mix for 60 seconds). I was in pudding heaven!
Want to win a 2-lb bag of chia seeds of your very own? If so, leave a comment below telling me how you plan to enjoy your chia seeds.
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The winner of this giveaway will receive a 2-lb bag of chia seeds from ChiaSeedsDirect.com, a high quality chia seed retailer with very low prices and free shipping on all U.S. orders. Sorry my international friends, this giveaway is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. Entries will be received through 11:59 PM on Friday, August 26th.
Good luck!
Maria
Updated to add: This giveaway has ended. The winner was commenter #7, Ashley. Congratulations! I will contact you to get your mailing information.
WOW Amazing!! I would love to try to make chia pudding or chia smoothie!
Yum!
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I would have to make the pudding!! That looks wonderful!
The puddin is so delicious. I can’t wait for my evening snack. 😉
Chia seeds, please! I would eat them in my oats!
They are wonderful in oats.
Hi Maria!
Thanks for your positive, inspiring, beautiful blog.
I have been hooked on protein smoothies lately, with frozen berries, almond milk, vanilla protein powder, avocado, and spinach! Chia seeds would be a great extra energy boost to add 🙂
GT’s Kombucha has also started making Kombucha with chia seeds–they just started carrying it at Whole Foods.
Thanks for the tip!
I really want to try chia pudding. So far I’ve mixed it into my oatmeal every morning and into smoothies and that’s been great, but I think I need to venture out more and sneak them into our diet even more.
Chia seeds are so versatile, try them in baked goods, like one of my breakfast bakes.
I have never used chia seeds so I would like to start. Maybe substitute them for oatmeal.:)
They are really good added to your morning oats as a boost of good fats and fiber.
I’ve never used chia seeds but I’ve seen some great recipes online! I’d love to try out a recipe I recently saw for Chia Protein Oats and I’d love to add them to smoothies to thicken things up!
Sounds delicious!
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I have never tried Chia Seeds before. Would love to experiment baking with them.
Chia seeds can make or break a breakfast bake
Hi Maria! I now follow you on twitter! I look forward to meeting you at mn food bloggers event soon!
Thanks! I loom forward to meeting you as well.
I just tweeted your give away! I love chia seeds…
Fun giveaway! I’ve just thrown chia seeds into smoothies, but I need to try making pudding with them!
The chia pudding is such an easy grab and go snack.
I love sprkinling chia seeds on everything. On top of oats, toast, yogurt, in muffins. As an egg replacement in some recipes. In smoothies. I haven’t used chia seeds in awhile. Thanks for the reminder of how much I like to use them.
Cute picture, by the way 🙂
Thanks! It sounds like you like chia seeds as much as I do.
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