What’s a low carb chia seed pudding?
Chia seed pudding are by definition very low in carbs. Chia seed contains 46% carbs from which 83% are fiber. As fiber doesn’t count in a low carb diet – you should count net carbs : carbs takeaway fiber – the amount of net carbs in chia seed is very low.
A low carb chia seed pudding is a easy recipe made of 3 basic ingredients:
- Chia seed – you can use white chia seed or black chia seeds, both works. There is no nutritional difference between both it is only aesthetic preference. If you don’t like black grey lump choose the white one.
- Unsweetened almond milk – almond milk doesn’t contains lactose – the sugar from milk – so this is the best option to avoid carbs and sugar in your pudding
- Sugar free crystal sweetener – there is many option, I love to use a blend of Monk fruit Stevia or a blend of erythrtitol stevia. You can also use stevia drops if prefer or pure stevia, make sure you decrease the amount you use as stevia on its own is very sweeten and bitter.
Low carb chia seed pudding almond milk – 4 flavors
I absolutely adore chia seed pudding ! Earlier in the year I shared with you my ground chia seed chocolate pudding recipe, a delicious creamy low carb chia seed pudding with no lumps. It took me some times to appreciate the texture of chia seed in my pudding, but since I do I created 4 amazing low carb chia seed pudding flavors that I am sharing with you today.
Vanilla chia seed pudding
Vanilla is the most classic flavor, the fastest to prepare too as I am using unsweetened vanilla almond milk from almond breeze which means you need only 3 ingredients to make a vanilla chia seed pudding. Their Vanilla almond milk has no sugar, a delicious vanilla flavor and creamy texture. I like this milk option as it avoids the use of vanilla essence that often contains alcohol. Alcohol don’t evaporate in no-bake recipes and had a weird flavor, plus this is not good for your health either.
I love to top up my vanilla pudding with peanut butter, chopped sugar free dark chocolate and fresh raspberries.
Chocolate chia seed pudding
I am a chocolate lover if you are one too you will love this chocolate chia seed pudding with almond milk. It is cream and it has the perfect chocolate sweet flavor you expect using only unsweetened cocoa powder.
I love to top up my chocolate chia seed pudding with chopped sugar free chocolate or 85% cocoa dark chocolate and sliced almonds.
Almond Joy chia seed pudding
I am sure there is almond joy lovers around here ! I have been an almond joy bar – and bounty bar – addict in the past and since I don’t eat sugar anymore I love to create recipe that remind me the flavor of my favorite food. This almond joy pudding has all the flavor of coconut, almond and chocolate you expect.
I love to top up my almond joy pudding with silvered almonds, sugar free chocolate chips and unsweetened shredded coconut.
Coconut Lime chia seed pudding
On summer or springs days I loe something fresh and this coconut lime chia seed pudding is perfect to start the day with delicious tropical flavor and fresh twist from lime juice.
I love to top up my coconut lime chia seed pudding with lime zest and unsweetened coconut.
I hope you guys enjoy all those delicious chia seed pudding flavors. Let me know which one is your favorite and share your creation with me on instagram!
Watch the recipe video and make the low carb chia seed pudding now !
Enjoy, XOXO Carine
Low carb chia seed pudding almond milk
Ingredients
Vanilla chia seed pudding
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar free crystal sweetener monk fruit stevia blend or erythritol stevia blend
Chocolate chia seed pudding
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon sugar free crystal sweetener monk fruit stevia blend or erythritol stevia blend
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Almond joy chia seed pudding
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon sugar free crystal sweetener monk fruit stevia blend or erythritol stevia blend
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened desiccated coconut
- 3 tablespoon sugar free chocolate chips
Coconut lime chia seed pudding
- 1 tablespoon sugar free crystal sweetener monk fruit stevia blend or erythritol stevia blend
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 2-3 tablespoon lime juice - juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Start the recipe the day before, or at least 6-8 hours before eating.
- Choose the chia seed pudding flavors you want to make and prepare on glass mason jar for each flavor (minimum 2 cup, 500 ml volume).
- Start adding the ingredients in this order: chia seeds, sugar free sweetener, other dry ingredients and unsweetened milk at last.
- Close the jar, shake until all the seeds are evenly distributed into the liquid.
- Place the jar in the fridge.
- I recommend you check the pudding after 30 minutes, open, give a good stir to avoid the seed to coagulate to the bottom of the jar.
- Close the jar and let in the fridge for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight.
- The next day serve 1/2 of the jar as a breakfast or 1/4 of the jar as a snack/dessert.
- Serve with your favorite toppings like nut butter, silvered almonds, sliced almonds, sugar free chocolate chips, lime zest or unsweetened coconut.
- Store in the fridge up to 4 days in the sealed glass jar. I don't recommend freezing chia pudding.
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This chia seed pudding almond milk recipe is sponsored by Almond Breeze Made from the best California Almonds and I received a compensation to develop this recipe but note that I only recommend product I love and trust on this blog. Thank you
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