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Mexican Chocolate Chia Pudding

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This creamy Mexican Chocolate Chia Pudding is sweet and slightly spicy. It is vegan, gluten-free, and sugar-free.

Mexican Chocolate Chia Pudding close up.

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I have really taken a liking to vegan chia puddings. They are healthy, filling, and loaded with nutrients.

If you don't like the texture of chia pudding, you can blend it thoroughly, as I have done for this Mexican Chocolate Chia Pudding. The consistency is more like the pudding you are used to.

Chia pudding is great for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack. Other chia pudding recipes to try are my Vegan Neapolitan Chia Pudding, Almond Chia Seed Pudding, Vegan Chai Chia Pudding, and Coffee Chia Pudding with Thai Flavors.

Chia seeds are really versatile. Besides chia pudding, I have used them as the main ingredient in Pizza Crackers, and as a binder in recipes like Vegan French Toast and Vegan Monte Cristo. They are a good egg replacer.

This chocolate chia pudding with Mexican spices is a healthy, yet indulging treat. Eat it for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack.

For a traditional vegan pudding try my Vegan Butterscotch Pudding with Tapioca Flour, Dairy-Free Chocolate Pudding, or my Vegan Chocolate Tofu Pudding recipe.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
Other Chia Pudding Recipes
📋 Recipe
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❤️ Why You'll Love It

It is sweet and chocolaty with a touch of spice.
It is simple and easy to make.
It is healthy and satisfying. Eat it for breakfast, as a snack, or for dessert.

🧾 Ingredients

Chia seeds: Get gelatinous when you add liquid.
Almond milk: I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk because I like to control the amount of sugar. You could use your favorite dairy-free milk.
Cacao powder: Adds a chocolaty flavor. You could also use unsweetened cocoa powder.
Cinnamon and nutmeg: Add a warming flavor.
Cayenne pepper: Adds spice. You could also use chili powder.
Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
Stevia: Adds sweetness. I used stevia to make it sugar-free, but you could also use maple syrup, agave syrup, dates, or sugar.
Salt: Enhances sweetness. I like to use sea salt.
Cacao nibs or chocolate chips: Add more chocolaty goodness. Cacao nibs are bitter but sugar-free. Chocolate chips add a sweet chocolaty bite but contain sugar.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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🔪 Instructions

Chia seeds and almond milk in a large bowl.

Step 1: Mix chia seeds with almond milk in a large bowl.

Chia seeds mixed with almond milk in a mixing bowl.

Step 2: Let sit so the chia seeds can get gelatinous. Whisk to combine.

Chocolate chia pudding before and after mixing.

Step 3: Add chia mixture, cacao powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, vanilla extract, and salt into a high-speed blender or Nutribullet. Alternatively, mix by hand.

Step 4: Blend until smooth and creamy.

💭 Tips

For a traditional pudding consistency, blend all the ingredients in a high speed blender.
If you like the consistency of chia pudding, don't blend but instead mix all the ingredients by hand.
If you mix by hand and are using dates, you will need to mix the dates with almond milk in a high-speed blender first.
Use cayenne pepper or chili powder, whichever you prefer. I preferred cayenne pepper.
Taste as you go; you may want more or less sweetener or spices.