Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

December 30, 2024

No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled. Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...

It's ridiculous how easy this pudding is to make. You can make so many different flavours, and the toppings you can put on are endless.

The first time I made chia pudding, I made a blended version. The texture was gloppy, and my kids didn't like it.

This time I decided to go with an un-blended version, and it was much better! I will leave out the cinnamon next time, because I found it too over-powering.

For the blended version, you basically add everything to a blender. Dana (Minimalist Baker) says you can add dates to sweeten the blended version if you wish.

For the un-blended version, you're simply not going to blend the mixture.

Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Adapted from Minimalist Baker
Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups non-dairy milk (I used homemade almond milk)
1/3 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pink salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
toppings of choice (I used fresh berries)

Directions

Place all ingredients in a bowl and whisk. You can use a fork, just be sure to break up any clumps of chia seeds before you transfer to your airtight glass container.
Place in the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours so the chia seeds can absorb the liquid. Consume within 3 days.