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Published: Jun 7, 2017 · by Laurel Perry · About 2 minutes to read this article. · This post may contain affiliate links

Sneaky Greens Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

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This Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding recipe is rich, chocolatey, and sneaks in a whole serving of greens! This vegan and gluten free recipe can be made in 10 minutes!

A glass of chocolate chia seed pudding topped with cherries, strawberries and coconut with a bowl of berries in the background.

Sneaky Greens Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding.

What a name on this one.

I thought about calling this "Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding." It sounds great, but what about that healthy punch of greens!?

But calling it "Green Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding" seems a touch too healthy. Like, what if I can taste those greens? What if I can see those greens? What if this is not the delicious, creamy, chocolatey breakfast of our dreams?! (Spoiler alert: It is :)

Hence, Sneaky Greens Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding was named. It is all the flavor of chocolate, and all the health benefits of the greens.

A top view of a glass filled with chocolate chia seed pudding with berries.

Which, for the record, you cannot cannot cannot taste. Like wait, there are GREENS in my Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding?!

This absolute magic happens because we blend the spinach until it is broken down into a teeny tiny million-bazillion-hundred-trillion small pieces, before swirling it into the chia seeds. These tiny pieces give our bods TONS of nutrition, and our tastebuds zero flavor.

And if you are worried about texture, like the sad mornings when we don't blend our green smoothies 100% smooth and have little floating chunks of green leaves that cling to the roof of our mouth and get stuck in our teeth, have no fear. The spinach is blended with creamy coconut milk, and buttery avocado (more vegetables!), for a super creamy no-green-fleck texture.

Just don't be afraid to blend blend blend. Your Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding and dental floss will thank you.

Close up photo of a glass filled with chocolate chia seed pudding and topped with sliced strawberries, cherries, and coconut.

This Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding, of course, has the benefit of being a no-cook breakfast. Just pop the mixture into the fridge and let it do its thing overnight. The chia seeds plump up, the pudding thickens and gets a mouse like texture. The only thing left to do is layer on the toppings.

And let's chat about Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding topping options 101:

  • Fresh fruit - like juicy, fresh, sweet SPRING fruit is hereeeeee!
  • Nuts and seeds - crunch, texture, some healthy fats, come at me.
  • Granola - who wouldn't granola in this situation?
  • Freeze dried fruit - my current obsession of crunchy fruit that gets sprinkled on ALL THE THINGS!

A glass of chocolate chia seed pudding topped with berries and being sprinkled with coconut.

Sneaking in those greens.

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A glass of chocolate chia seed pudding topped with cherries, strawberries and coconut with a bowl of berries in the background.

Sneaky Greens Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: gluten-free, oil-free, paleo, raw, vegan
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Description

This Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding recipe is rich, chocolatey, and sneaks in a whole serving of greens! This vegan and gluten free recipe can be made in 10 minutes!


Ingredients

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  • 1 large avocado
  • 2 cups spinach
  • 2 cups coconut milk ((from a carton))
  • ¼ cup raw cacao powder
  • 2-4 tablespoons maple syrup (, adjusted to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup chia seeds

Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients, except the chia seeds, into a blender and blend until silky smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
  2. Pour the mixture into a bowl and whisk in the chia seeds. Cover and let chill in the fridge for 4 hours, or until the chia seeds have plumped up. Serve with desired toppings.

A collage image of chocolate chia seed pudding.

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Comments

  1. Lauren says

    June 16, 2017 at 8:44 pm

    Beautiful! Looks yummy! Love adding the veggies into the chocolate :)

    ★★★★★

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    • Laurel says

      June 17, 2017 at 5:21 pm

      Thank you Lauren! There is something about getting in a full serving of greens before 10am that makes me feel so accomplished!

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    April 29, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    I made this yesterday. So easy, yummy and healthy! Thank you :)

    ★★★★★

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    • Laurel says

      April 29, 2020 at 1:53 pm

      Hi Natalie! Thank you so much for your review :)

      Reply
  3. Lisa says

    March 24, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    Hi Laurel

    I made this recipe and it was delicious. But my version seems a bit greener than yours, which looks decidedly chocolatey. Can you give the amount of spinach in weight...either ounces or grams? I'm not sure if I'm measuring 2 cups of spinach the same way you are.

    Either way...brown or green...this tastes good. I wonder if a St. Patrick's version with a bit of mint extract would work?

    Thank you

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    • Laurel says

      March 24, 2021 at 7:47 pm

      Hi Lisa, Great question! I loosely packed the cups, about 40 grams total. But as you discovered, this recipe is quite adaptable! Another factor could be the brand of cocoa/cacao powder. I have found some are more intensely colored than others.

      LOVING the idea of mint extract for St. Patrick's day. I am thinking you could even use fresh mint leaves too and blend them in with the spinach. It would be fun either way! Happy cooking!

      Reply

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