All of us who have listened to the advice of experts and competent institutions to stay at home and not go out, face one “problem”, and that is the excess of free time. I use it to do things I don’t normally get around to, and that’s completing a series of online courses I’ve always wanted, watching Tv shows and movies, reading books, and preparing new recipes.

Among the desserts that are “win-win”, chia pudding always holds a high place for me. It is a dessert whose preparation is ready in 5 minutes, which is nutritionally very rich and has an excellent taste. An additional advantage of eating chia pudding is that you can make a different chia pudding every day, so every day you have the feeling that you are eating a new, delicious dessert.

Today I bring you 3 new ideas for making chia pudding you’ll enjoy!

Protein Chia Pudding with Berries

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons chia seeds
• 150 ml of almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon whey protein, vanilla flavor
• Toasted hazelnuts
• Berries for topping (can be frozen)

Procedure:

1. Put chia seeds in a bowl and add whey protein and stir.
2. Pour in the milk and stir until all the seeds are soaked and the lumps break up.
3. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes until the seeds draw in water and make a gelatinous mixture.
4. Add toasted hazelnuts and any fruit you want on top.

Chocolate Chia Pudding

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons chia seeds
• 150 ml of almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
• Sweetener, optional
• Dark chocolate, min. 70% cocoa content, grated

Procedure:

1. Put chia seeds in a bowl and add cocoa and stir.
2. Pour over the milk and add the sweetener, then stir until all the seeds are soaked and the cocoa lumps are broken.
3. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes until the seeds draw in water and make a gelatinous mixture.
4. Add grated chocolate on top.

Chia Pudding with Apple and Cinnamon

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons chia seeds
• 100 ml of almond milk
• 1/2 apple
• 2 tablespoons muesli
• A little cinnamon
• chopped apple and walnuts, as desired

Procedure:

1. Grate the apple and add a little cinnamon to it.
2. Put the apple with cinnamon in a bowl, add the chia seeds and stir.
3. Pour over the milk and mix everything well.
4. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes until the mixture draws water and a pudding is made.
5. Add muesli on top and finally walnuts and some more apples, if desired.