Coffee Chia Pudding

Ingredients

Scroll down to the coffee chia pudding recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick visual + description of what's in this recipe.

• Brewed coffee
• Chia seeds
• Milk: you'll need liquid to hydrate the chia seeds, use your favorite type of milk, just know that whole milk and high protein milks will help fill you up more.
• Brown sugar: You can add any sweetener to this, the brown sugar tastes so good with coffee.
• Vanilla

Instructions

Scroll down to the recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.

1. To make your coffee chia pudding recipe, add all ingredients (coffee, milk, vanilla, sweetener, chia seeds) to a jar or bowl with a lid.

2. Stir or add lid and shake. Taste and adjust milk and sweetener if desired.

You can add some cream, peanut butter, and/or yogurt to your chia pudding here if you want a more filling breakfast/snack. You can also add these ingredients just before serving. Either works.

3. Refrigerate your coffee chia pudding at least 3 hours, or overnight.

4. Stir together, taste, adjust milk and/or sweetener if desired. Add additional ingredients if desired. Stir again. Enjoy your coffee chia pudding right out of the jar, pour into a bowl or cup.

Storage Tips

Cover and store in the fridge for 3-5 days, or until smell changes (better than counting days).

Substitutions/Tips

• If you don't have brewed coffee, add 2 teaspoons instant coffee to hot water. Or adjust to preference.
• Use your favorite milk or cream here (dairy milk, soy milk, coconut milk, almond milk, vanilla almond milk, oat milk, etc).
• If you enjoy a light breakfast/snack, cut the recipe in half or save leftovers for later.
• Make chocolate chia pudding by adding ½-1 teaspoon cocoa powder to your coffee chia pudding. Add more sweetener if needed.
• Sweetener options: brown sugar, white sugar, turbinado sugar, honey, maple syrup, other favorite sweetener.
• Other great add-ins: Peanut butter/other nut butter, cream, chocolate shavings/chips, yogurt (if using plain, you may want to add more sweetener).
• Peanut butter, yogurt, and cream are great additions to make your coffee chia pudding more filling.

Other good breakfast recipes

• Apple Pie Overnight Oats
• Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
• Protein Overnight Oats
• Chorizo Breakfast Casserole
• Overnight Oats with Yogurt
• Time Saving Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwich
• Single Serving Oatmeal

Repurpose chia pudding

• Add leftovers to yogurt and banana to make a delicious coffee banana smoothie. You can also just add some leftover chia pudding ingredients and make a smoothie without letting the chia pudding sit overnight
• Add chocolate in any form for a treat
• Stir leftover coffee chia pudding into oatmeal
• Add more milk and drink it instead of using a spoon.

What to do with leftover ingredients

When you're cooking for one, you often have leftover produce, cans of whatever ingredient, etc. Here are a couple ideas on how to use up the leftover ingredients. It'll help you save money by wasting fewer ingredients.

• Chia Seeds: Protein Overnight Oats, Peanut Butter Chia Pudding, Versatile Chia Pudding, Peanut Butter Granola.
• Milk: Strawberry Banana Milkshake, Single Serving Mac & Cheese, Biscoff Milkshake, Semi Homemade BBQ Ranch Dressing.

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