Name: Banana chia pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 130 min
Ingredients: 2 medium bananas ((or 1 large banana)); 1 cup milk ((like almond milk)); ¼ cup chia seeds; ½ tsp vanilla; ¼ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp honey ((optional)); toppings ((like banana slices, chopped nuts, berries, shredded coconut))

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This banana chia pudding is beyond easy to make and is a great, healthy breakfast idea (and dessert too)! It’s also a perfect way to use your ripe bananas and did I mention it tastes like banana bread?

It’s soooo good!

With just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes, you can meal prep and batch make the pudding for the entire week. Oh, and it’s vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free! So, it definitely checks lots of dietary boxes.

If you like recipes like this, be sure to check out these for banana peanut butter smoothie and strawberry banana nice cream.

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Ingredients for banana chia pudding

bananas: ripe bananas work best here since they are at peak sweetness. With ripe bananas, you won’t need a sweetener.
milk: I used almond milk for this recipe but you can use your favorite milk of choice including regular milk, cashew milk or coconut milk.
chia seeds: this is my favorite brand of chia seeds.
vanilla: this extract adds a beautiful flavor to the chia pudding.
cinnamon: this powder also adds wonderful flavor. When combined with the vanilla, it makes the pudding taste like banana bread!
honey: [optional] you can use honey for a little additional sweetness. Or try maple syrup or agave. Since the bananas I used were already pretty sweet, I didn’t use any honey here.
toppings: [optional] you can layer lots of your favorite toppings on the banana chia pudding. This could be anything from banana slices, chopped nuts, seeds, berries, shredded coconut, grated chocolate and honey to peanut butter and hazelnut spread.

Equipment

No special equipment is needed for this recipe though a whisk would be pretty helpful.

How to make chia pudding with banana

Prep

Here’s a look at the ingredients I used for this recipe. These medium bananas are a bit on the smaller side. If you have larger bananas, then use only one for this recipe.

The first thing to do is to wash and peel the bananas. I added them to a small mixing bowl and mashed with a fork. It was slightly chunky but you can mash until it is smoother.

Make banana chia pudding

Next, I added the milk, vanilla and cinnamon to the bowl.

Here’s where I used a whisk to bring everything together. It really does help incorporate the cinnamon powder which often clumps together and doesn’t mix well.

At this point, I highly recommend tasting the mix. If the bananas are ripe and super sweet, you won’t need to add any sweetener. But, if they are a bit on the tart side, you can add a little honey at this point.

mixing ingredients for banana chia pudding

Once the mix is to your liking, pour in the chia seeds and whisk together. That’s pretty much it for making the banana chia pudding.

All that’s left to do is add 1 cup of the mixture each to 2 serving glasses (okay it’s slightly less than 1 cup). Pop the glasses in the fridge for about 2 hours (or leave overnight).

After the chill time, remove from the fridge and add your favorite toppings. Here, I used some slices of banana and chopped walnuts, even a little honey. But, you can go all out with slices of berries, a spoonful of peanut butter or yogurt for extra protein. The choices and variations are endless here.

Serve cold. You can also prep the pudding and store in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. It’s a perfect overnight chia seed pudding!

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