Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding

Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding with Hazelnuts is a delicious and healthy breakfast to start your day. It’s super easy to make with just a few staple ingredients, great for meal-prep breakfast or snack. Loaded with chocolate and banana flavor for all you chocolate lovers!

Chocolate for breakfast? Count me in!

This chocolate chia pudding with banana is healthy, filling and packed full of protein, fibre, antioxidants, just like this Chocolate coconut chia pudding. It is also naturally vegan and with no added refined sugar. The banana ads a lot of natural sweetness and with the chocolate makes a great combo. Just like in this Banana Chocolate Overnight Oats.

This creamy chia pudding comes together quickly and makes a great meal prep breakfast. Loaded with banana and chocolate flavor, this is a family favourite!

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• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Substations and variations
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Ingredients

Making Chocolate Banana Chia Pudding only requires a few ingredients listed below. For the full written recipe with ingredient measurements, scroll down to view the recipe card at the bottom of the page.

• A very ripe banana, the black spots are your friend here! You want this banana to be really ripe, soft and sweet.
• Cocoa powder, I use good quality unsweetened
• Hazelnut milk, or milk of choice. The hazelnut milk will give this chia pudding a slight nutella taste, chocolate and hazelnuts taste sooooo good together! Almond milk or any milk of choice can also be used.
• Chia seeds, the all important ingredient for making chia pudding.
• Maple syrup, or other liquid sweeteners like agave syrup can also be used. Brown sugar or coconut sugar are two other great substitutions. Make sure to taste the chia pudding and add more to taste.
• Topping, banana slices and chopped hazelnuts or toppings of choice.

Another tasty, crunchy topping is granola. Use store bought or try this Air Fryer Granola or this Chocolate Banana Granola.

Instructions

Start by mashing the banana with the cocoa powder until no more lumps of cocoa powder remain. Add the hazelnut milk a little at a time then add the chia seeds. Stir well and let it sit for 5 minutes and stir again until the lumps are gone. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.

Serve with banana slices and some chopped hazelnuts if desired.

Substations and variations

• Extra protein – Mix in 1-2 tablespoons of protein powder, chocolate or vanilla flavor works great!
• Chocolate – For extra chocolate flavor, add some chocolate chips to the chia pudding. A chopped chocolate bar also works great. For a healthier alternative, cacao nibs are a great alternative. Or check out this Nutella Overnight Oats recipe.
• Vegan – To keep this recipe vegan, use a plant based milk and maple syrup. For non vegans, you can just normal, whole milk.
• Sweetener  – The ripe banana will add a lot of natural sweetness to this chia pudding. Optional is to add a little maple syrup if you like it sweeter. Brown sugar or coconut sugar are other great alternatives to the maple syrup. Taste the chocolate chia pudding first and add more sweetener if desired. 
• Milk – The recipe calls for hazelnut milk, but almond milk, or any milk of choice can be used. 
• Nut butter – use some nut butter in the chia pudding or a s a topping. Some great options are natural peanut butter, creamy almond butter or cashew butter or this homemade Pecan Almond Butter.
• Nuts – Add some chopped hazelnuts to add a little crunch. Chopped walnuts, pistachios, pecans or almonds are good options.

Tips for making chia pudding:

• Make sure the chia seeds are mixed in well to prevent a lumpy result. Stir well and then stir again!
• For best results, let the chia pudding cill out in the fridge overnight. If you are short on time, chill for a minimum of 4 hours for a creamy texture.
• Taste the chia pudding and depending on the ripeness and sweetness of your banana, add a little maple syrup. I don’t like mine so sweet, so taste first before adding any extra sweetener. Agave syrup or coconut sugar can also be used.

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