Yogurt Chia Pudding
on Sep 12, 2018, Updated Oct 24, 2025
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This vegan yogurt chia pudding features coconut yogurt for an extra thick and creamy version of classic chia seed pudding.
All you need to make the chia pudding is chia seeds, coconut yogurt and almond milk. Once it’s ready, load it up with your favourite toppings and enjoy for an easy breakfast, snack or dessert.
How to Make Chia Pudding
Chia pudding is very easy to make. There are endless variations, it’s nourishing and always tastes like a treat. Its most basic version requires one ingredient, chia seeds, plus water. I usually use almond milk for the liquid so it’s more creamy then sweeten it fruit or pure maple syrup to sweeten it.
I like vanilla coconut yogurt but cashew or almond yogurt would also work. You can also use plain unsweetened yogurt to reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe or Greek yogurt for more protein.
Yogurt Chia Pudding Toppings
The fun part, the toppings. You can definitely eat this chia pudding plain but I’d recommend adding some yummy toppings for extra nutrition and flavour. Here are some of my favourites:
- Cacao nibs, or dairy-free chocolate chips for a real treat – melt them first, even better!!
- Unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut.
- Any kind of berries – strawberries, blueberries, blackberries…so good.
- Sliced banana.
- Sautéed apple or pear – so good…just add chopped apples or pear to a pan with a splash of water and some cinnamon and cook until soft. You can use this Healthy Baked Pears with Cinnamon or Cinnamon Baked Apple Slices.
- Any kind of nut or seed butter – almond butter, tahini, peanut butter, sunflower seed butter – a must-have in my opinion.
- Date caramel for a special treat. Combine with melted dark chocolate or dairy-free chocolate chips for an amazing dessert.
- Any kind of nuts. Pistachios, pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews are all great. Try toasting them first for extra flavour.
- Any kind of seeds. Try hemp seeds, sunflower seed or pumpkin seeds.
- A scoop of pumpkin puree.
- Top with cinnamon roasted sweet potato or butternut squash and a drizzle of almond butter.
- Try a carrot cake version by adding grated carrot, raisins and coconut.
- Try a banana nut version but adding sliced bananas, cinnamon and walnuts.
- Try a tropical version topped with chopped fresh mango and a spritz of fresh lime juice.
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Coconut Yogurt Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vanilla coconut yogurt, 125 g, or non-dairy yogurt of choice
- 2 tbsp chia seeds, 24 g
- 3 tbsp almond milk, or non-dairy milk of choice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together in a small dish and mix until thoroughly combined and there are no clumps.
- Place in the fridge for an hour up to overnight.
- Once thickened, add your favorite toppings (see notes for ideas) and enjoy.
Yummy! I used greek yogurt, added a extra few splashes of water, frozen raspberries, and then topped with toasted walnuts and almonds in the morning 🙂
How long will this keep in the fridge once made? I’d like to make some for the week…
You can store in fridge up to 3 days.
So yummy!!
Thick rich with a mild vanilla taste. I added fresh peaches. So tasty.
This totally satisfied my sweet tooth and my cravings. Delicious!!
This. sounds delicious! I love adding chia to recipes!
How tasty is this!!! I love the flavors in this chia pudding and how creamy the coconut yogurt makes it.
Your coconut yogurt chia pudding looks so refreshing and the perfect breakfast idea! I absolutely love all the topping ideas. This sounds so delicious and full of goodness 🙂
Love how many flavor and topping ideas you listed! 🙂
There’s just too many delicious options!