Chocolate Raspberry Chia Pudding

I have to admit, sometimes pudding just hits the spot.  Especially chocolate pudding.

It brings me back to when I was little.  My Nana often would make us chocolate pudding when we visited her house.  I don’t know what her secret was, but it was the best pudding I’ve ever had, hands down.  Sometimes I’d even pour a little cream on top.

These days, I don’t really consume pudding.  I used to occasionally buy those 100-calorie packs until I started really checking out labels…

SKIM MILK, WATER, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE (FOR SMOOTH TEXTURE), SODIUM ALGINATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D. CONTAINS: MILK.

Say what?  YUCK!

Then it recently dawned on me that you can make healthy pudding with only a few simple (and healthy) ingredients & I got to work…

Chocolate Raspberry Chia Pudding

By Healthy Girl and the City

Serves 1

What you need:

• ½ c unsweetened almond milk (check out my homemade version here)
• 1 ½ tbsp chia
• 1 tbsp cacao
• ½ tbsp agave
• ½ c raspberries

What do to:

Throw all ingredients into a mason jar (or Tupperware container) and shake. Place in fridge overnight.

chocolate + raspberries + chia = amazingly delicious, healthy pudding!

So good that I can’t believe how easy and healthy this is.  Even the boyfriend approved, and that says A LOT.

And let’s not forget this is gluten-free, dairy-free AND vegan!