Blended Tiramisu Chia Pudding

The flavors of tiramisu transformed into a healthy high-protein recipe! This dairy-free tiramisu chia pudding is a creamy, espresso-infused treat that’s blended until ultra smooth so you’d never know it’s made with chia seeds (and high in fiber!). A make-ahead recipe with 30+ grams of protein per serving and just 10 minutes of prep time. An easy breakfast, snack, or dessert!

If January isn’t the ideal time for breakfast that tastes like dessert and comes with a kick of espresso to get you going in the morning when it’s cold and dark and feels like one long monday of a month, then I don’t know what is. With a creamy texture, a high-protein vanilla pudding base, and a cocoa dusted finished, this Blended Tiramisu Chia Pudding is as much morning motivation as I can offer you in a recipe. I can’t guarantee it will completely cure the winter slump, but it certainly will sweeten it up!

How To Make Blended Chia Pudding

Chia seeds are incredible. The binding power, the fiber content, the no cook pudding-making ability. But eating them (more specifically finding them in your teeth hours later), can sometimes feel more “healthy” than I want. That’s where BLENDED chia pudding comes in. It’s the best of both worlds–all the health benefits without the health texture. So here’s what you do:

1. Mix the chia pudding
2. Refrigerate overnight
3. Blend the chia pudding until smooth
4. Re-refrigerate to cool/thicken again before serving

If you blend right away, the chia seeds will be too hard to blend smooth and your pudding will turn out grainy. Refrigerating overnight first allows the chia seeds to absorb the milk and soften so they are easier to blend. You also need to have a high speed blender, and you need to run it on high speed for at least 10 seconds or so to really get a creamy pudding. The “re-refrigerate” step is technically optional, but blending will heat up the pudding somewhat and I like my chia pudding very chilly.

Tiramisu Chia Pudding Ingredients

The format is a very loose interpretation of Tiramisu, there are no ladyfingers involved, but the flavors of coffee and cocoa and vanilla to bring in that “cookie” vibe are all present. Plus it’s ten times easier to make, and much higher in protein too. So let’s break down the ingredients…

High Protein Espresso Chia Pudding

• Chia seeds. The star of the show, they thicken up the pudding without any need for cooking plus offer a digestion friendly boost of fiber, omega-3s, and protein.
• Coconut milk. I like to use canned coconut milk for its creamy richness, but any variety of milk (dairy or nondairy) will work here.
• Vanilla protein powder. I linked my favorites in the notes section of the recipe, but use whatever brand/kind you love as long as it dissolves smooth. The protein powder you choose will affect the final protein content, mine came to about 35g per serving!
• Maple syrup or honey. To sweeten if desired, or if your protein powder is sweetened you can skip it (I did!)
• Espresso. You can’t beat the flavor of freshly brewed espresso, but if you don’t have an espresso machine instant espresso powder + water or cold brew coffee will work too.
• Vanilla yogurt. This layer is sort of a stand in for the tradition mascarpone in tiramisu, I used a dairy-free vanilla yogurt so you have sweetness and some tang.
• Cocoa powder. For dusting on top. Is it even tiramisu without it?

Storage Suggestions and Serving Tips

This recipe is ideal for meal prep. As written it makes two servings, but you could even double or tripe it and have breakfast sorted for the whole week. I recommend mixing and blending it all as one batch, and then storing in single-serving sized airtight glass jars or containers in the fridge for up to one week.

The cocoa dusting is the only simple + sophisticated topping you technically need. But you could add fresh fruit, granola, shaved chocolate, or even whipped cream to dress up your tiramisu chia pudding to your liking. Especially if you are enjoying it as dessert!

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