Your favorite candy combination comes together in this delicious blended Almond Joy Chia Pudding.
It’s funny, some of my favorite recipes, ones that make it on the blog, happen when I’m least expecting it. What often happens when I’m working on recipes is that I search for inspiration from the grocery store, from a recent restaurant experience, Foodgawker, Pinterest. However, sometimes I’m just playing around in the kitchen throwing things together randomly, curious to see what will happen. This chia pudding was a result of one of those random experimentations.
In the past year I’ve become increasingly obsessed with a.) almond butter b.) literally all things coconut and yeah, obvi chocolate has always been a thing. I never grew up a huge fan of the almond joy, but now that’s one of my favorite flavor combos. Maybe it’s just the sheer versatility of all three flavors, but when they come together they can’t be stopped? It’s like watching a movie with all your favorite actors. Each one is so epic and together no matter what they do you automatically love it.
Meanwhile, during one of my frantic kitchen experiments I wanted to try creating a blended chia pudding rather than keeping the seeds whole. I had seen this technique a couple times and was super intrigued because one of the downsides of chia, despite being insanely versatile, is those little effing seeds get everywhere including your teeth once you think you’re done consuming them. Not only would blending eliminate the teeth dilemma, it would also (if successful) deliver a much creamier pudding experience, which is often what I’m looking for in a dessert.
Sure enough with a little blending, a little chilling and some ratio tweaks, this pudding turned out pretty awesome. No seeds in your teeth, just a creamy chocolatey pudding with hints of coconut and almonds. I definitely recommend adding a little extra coconut and chocolate to top it off so you can add back a little more texture and I don’t really need to give you an excuse to add a little extra chocolate.
- 1 1/2 Cups of Almond Milk (or coconut milk)
- 3 Tbsp of Chia Seeds
- 3 Tbsp of Shredded Coconut
- 2 Tbsp of Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tbsp of Almond Butter
- 1 Tbsp of Maple Syrup
- 1/4 tsp of Almond Extract
- Topping:
- Pinch of coconut
- Handful of dark chocolate chips
- In a blender (or nutribullet) blend almond milk, chia, coconut, cocoa powder, maple syrup and almond extract.
- Let chill in the fridge for at least an hour to allow to set.
- Sprinkle with coconut and chocolate chips.
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I haven’t tried blending chia seeds to make pudding before, buuut I’m thinking it might make the texture less… frog spawny? Either way this looks amazing 😉
Thanks Cat! Haha definitely less slimy/seedy
I LOVE almond joy and chia pudding and when random food concoctions turn into blog recipes. Seriously, it’s the best. PINNNNNNNING
Thanks girl! Those are always the most exciting because they feel like a bonus somehow
almond joy is my favorite candy bar! I bet this is super tasty 🙂
Thanks Bethany! Such classic flavor combo
WAHOO I have all the ingredients and cannot wait to make this…Thanks for sharing and love all your pictures…Happy Monday friend! XOXO
Thank you so much <3 Yay! Don't you love it when that happens? Hope your week is off to an exciting and wonderful start
I love chia pudding and this looks like a delicious version. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thanks Lauren! <3
Oh my gosh. THIS. Chocolate + almond + coconut = everything. Blended chia is the best! And your photos look AMAZING!
Totally got my blended chia inspiration from your gorgeous key lime pie pudding (so good btw) – blended chia is the way to go
Always one of my favorite candies growing up!
Such a classic. It always reminds me of my mom too because it was her favorite <3
I want to eat this right now! I have pinned it so I don’t forget to make it, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Cara!
Is it like a thing to start loving Almond Joys after hating them as an adult? Does any kid actually like coconut? I haven’t ever blended my chia pudding but um… I love chia pudding obvs so I gotta stick it in the blender soon!
It totally could be. I always associated it with adults because my mom loved ’em and I couldn’t be bothered but now? Yeah they’re ma jam.
Need this! I have grown to love chia seeds, cuz I still can’t get behind chia pudding cuz the texture is just all wrong. But blended chia pudding? I can get behind that 😀
Totally the best of both worlds! I was so excited when I saw it on a blog but I didn’t believe the texture until I made it myself
I love the look of this! I have never been a huge fan of chia pudding but I think I will like it blended much better than with the whole chia seeds. Can’t wait to try this!