Yogurt Chia Seed Pudding

This delicious high protein yogurt chia seed pudding is thick and creamy and full of berry flavors. It’s also a good source of fiber and lower carb too. This is perfect for a healthy snack, breakfast or even dessert. And you only need 4 ingredients to make it and each serving has 7.7 grams protein and 5.8 grams net carbs.

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I have a love/hate relationship with yogurt. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I don’t. However lately we are swinging over to the love side of things so I made this thick and creamy yogurt chia seed pudding. I normally use almond milk but the use of Greek yogurt made it thicker and more decadent. I was a delicious snack but could be eaten as breakfast or even dessert.

I love it because it is low carb, a good source of fiber and protein. Best of all it only needs 4 simple ingredients. And you can change up the flavor easily using different fruit or make it more of a dessert with chocolate shavings or whipped cream. You can make a healthy yogurt parfait with added fruit and toppings. In other words it’s a very simple but versatile recipe.

Recipe ingredients and substitutions.

The simple ingredients I used for this Greek yogurt chia pudding recipe were high protein Greek yogurt, chia seeds, frozen berries and sweetener.

• Greek yogurt – I use whole milk Greek yogurt but you can use nonfat or whatever kind of yogurt you want but Greek is preferable because it very thick on its own. If you are on a low carb diet you will want to look for brands with the least net carbs.
• chia seeds – Chia seeds are obviously necessary to the is recipe and you can use whatever brand you want. I love that Aldi carries them regularly now.
• frozen berries – I like frozen and often have them in my freezer for ice cream or smoothies. Today I just happened to have this cherry blend but it has a few more carbs than I wanted. You can use any kind of berries, frozen or fresh. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberry and blueberries are pretty low in carbs for fruit.
• sweetener – Again I use this because I like to keep it the carbs down but if you don’t care about that you can use regular white sugar, coconut sugar, maple syrup or honey, etc. I love Lakanto sugar free maple syrup and Wholesome Yum’s keto honey if you are watching carbs and like the taste of those two things. And you can use any brand of sweetener you want.
• optional – If you want you could add some vanilla extract or even a berry flavored extract but I didn’t think it was necessary. You could also up the protein by adding protein powder. If you do this you might want to add some almond milk to thin it out.

NOTE: In the picture below I show unsweetened almond milk which I use in my first batch but found I like it better without. It’s much thicker which is of the the purposes of adding the yogurt. However feel free to add any kind of plant based milk, coconut milk or regular milk you want at the end if you want it thin in consistency.

How to make yogurt chia seed pudding.

Step 1: Add to a high speed blender or food processor the yogurt, berries and sweetener. Blend on high until smooth and creamy.

Step 2: Spoon the blended mixture into a bowl and add the chia seeds. Mix well and refrigerate overnight. You can cover the bowl if you want. If you need it sooner I would at least give it 2-4 hours.

Step 3: Give the yogurt pudding a good mix and it’s ready to eat. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

If you want you can add toppings to this dish to make it more of a dessert or just to add even more flavor. You can top with berries, nuts, seeds, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, chocolate chips, granola, crumbled healthy cookies or graham crackers, coconut flakes, etc. You can even drizzle some nut butter to give it that peanut butter and jelly flavoring.

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Other healthy chia seed recipes to try.

Chia seeds are very healthy and fun to play around with. Here are a few of my favorite breakfast recipes using these chia seeds.

• keto pumpkin spice coffee or Thai tea drinks
• keto matcha green tea or coffee protein pudding
• keto peanut butter , berry or toasted almond protein pudding
• sugar free ginger peach or strawberry jam
• keto chocolate milk drink or pumpkin smoothie
• sugar free raspberry lemonade or fruity tea chia drinks
• low carb seed crackers

Well I hope you give this healthy yogurt chia seed pudding a try. I really enjoyed it because it was thick,sweet and filling. Perfect for a healthy snack or breakfast and a good recipe for meal prep.

The nutritional information for 1 serving has 120 calories / 5.8g fat / 8.6g carbs / 2.8g fiber / 7.7g protein = 5.8g net carbs

This recipe makes roughly 3 cups of pudding. The nutritional is for 6 – ½ cup servings.