Quick and Easy Chia Seed Pudding Recipe

Published August 29, 2017
Updated November 13, 2025

Chia Seed Pudding is a quick, easy dietitian approved recipe. Mix milk, chia seeds, sweetener, vanilla, and cinnamon well.

This recipe is gluten-free, vegetarian, heart healthy, and diabetes friendly.

The best news of all is that this recipe is a make ahead recipe that requires absolutely no cooking. It is a tasty breakfast solution and can also be enjoyed as a snack or dessert.

This recipe is quick and easy and has only a few ingredients. Our dietitians create, prepare and photograph recipes so that we can share our favorite recipes with you.  This recipe is one of Kaitlin William Eckstein, MPH, RD, LD tried and true recipes.

chia seeds

Make this chia seed pudding recipe in two minutes, then keep in the refrigerator overnight for a delicious treat the following day.

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Chia Seed Pudding

Prep 2 minutes
Total 2 minutes
Servings 1
Course Appetizers and Snacks, Breakfast, Desserts
Cuisine American, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1-2 tsp sugar or sweetener of your choice
  • splash vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • toppings nuts, fruit, nut butter

Method

  1. Place milk, chia seeds, sweetener, vanilla, and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well.
  2. Pour into a container. Top with desired toppings. Let sitovernight.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates21gProtein8gFat11gSodium56mgPotassium259mgFiber9g

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Nutrition info is an estimate and may contain errors.

-Recipe blog reviewed and updated by Rebecca Bitzer MS RD LD September 10, 2021

An award winning recipe developer, Dietitian Kaitlin’s mission is to empower others to reach their health goals by encouraging them to get back into the kitchen. Co-author of Nourished: 10 Ingredients to Happy, Healthy Eating and Cooking with Diabetes.

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