This recipe for Mixed Berry Chia Seed Pudding Mousse is a breeze to whip up and healthy enough to eat for a satiating morning meal but tasty enough to enjoy after dinner for a dessert-like treat. Packed with protein, fiber and good-for-you ingredients, you can feel good about digging into a bowl of Mixed Berry Chia Seed Pudding Mousse any time of day!
For a while there, I found myself regularly whipping up small batches of chia seed pudding. It is such a great healthy snack to have on hand in the afternoon when my sweet tooth often starts raging. I’m not sure when I fell out of the habit but chia seed pudding recently made a comeback in my life and I am loving it.
A few weeks ago, I made a batch of mixed berry chia seed pudding in my blender that tasted fluffier and almost whipped in texture. It was so wonderfully mousse-like and different that some of the more tapioca-like textures of chia seed puddings I’ve made in the past. I was instantly hooked!
As the weeks went on, I began toying around with various ingredients – swapping strawberries for blackberries, full-fat coconut milk for almond milk, etc. – until I ended up with a recipe that tasted rather indulgent but still managed to be made with whole foods and ingredients I feel good about putting into my body. And if a recipe healthy enough for breakfast can double as a sweet, dessert-like treat after dinner, you know I’m going to be a fan!
Though I was already a few weeks into my rediscovered chia seed pudding love affair, as I began reading How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (which admittedly has quite an intense and click-baity title), I felt even better about regularly incorporating chia seeds into my diet. They’re a nutritional powerhouse packed with fiber (10 grams in a two tablespoon serving!), omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and important vitamins and minerals including potassium, calcium and magnesium. And, on top of everything, they’re a great source of protein. Give me more chia!
The great thing about this particular mixed berry chia seed pudding mousse recipe is that it’s an easy one to toy around with and can be altered depending on the ingredients you have on hand and your personal preferences. See the Recipe Notes section below for some of my favorite swaps and variations!
Mixed Berry Chia Seed Pudding Mousse
Recipe inspired by Chia Pudding from Vitamix Simply Blending Cookbook
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Mixed Berry Chia Seed Pudding Mousse
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 mins
- Yield: 4 small bowls 1x
- Category: dessert, breakfast, snack
Description
This recipe for Mixed Berry Chia Seed Pudding Mousse is a breeze to whip up and healthy enough to eat for a satiating morning meal but tasty enough to enjoy after dinner for a dessert-like treat. Packed with protein, fiber and good-for-you ingredients, you can feel good about digging into a bowl of Mixed Berry Chia Seed Pudding Mousse any time of day!
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 fl oz) full-fat coconut milk
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 cup fresh berries (I love a mix of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries)
- 1 1/4 tablespoons maple syrup
- Pinch of Himalayan salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional garnish ideas: Additional fresh berries, chopped nuts, unsweetened coconut, mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pour the coconut milk and cottage cheese into a high powered blender followed by the remaining ingredients.
- Blend until pudding is rather thick and relatively smooth. (I blended my pudding in my Vitamix on high for about a minute.)
- Transfer into a large bowl and refrigerate for four hours or overnight.
- Portion chia seed pudding mousse into bowls, top with additional fresh berries or desired garnish and enjoy!
Nutritional Information
Per serving: Calories: 267 / Carbs: 14g / Protein: 10g / Fat: 18g / Fiber: 7g / Sugar: 7g / Sodium: 205mg
Recipe Notes
Many of the ingredients in this recipe can be swapped for alternate ingredients depending on your dietary preferences and what ingredients you have on hand in your pantry or fridge. I’ve swapped Greek yogurt for the cottage cheese and loved the result. (It’s also wonderful and even sweeter when made with strawberry or vanilla Greek yogurt, but that will increase the added sugar in the recipe.)
Feel free to swap light coconut milk or almond milk for the full-fat coconut milk but note that the chia seed pudding mousse will not be as rich or creamy.
Honey may be used in place of the maple syrup or you may completely omit the syrup if your sweet tooth isn’t as prevalent as mine!
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I really need to start getting more into chia puddings, they’re so good! Thanks for the recipe, and I also saved that book, that’s something I would totally be into reading.
I never thought chia seeds could make a mousse!! And I love coconut milk – this sounds too good!
Any suggestions on making this dairy free? What could be used in place of cottage cheese?
Yes! You could definitely use a dairy-free Greek yogurt in place of the cottage cheese and it should work well.
That pudding looks drool worthy! I must make that soon.
Hope you love it!!
Yum, those pictures look amazing! I just started eating chia pudding lately, its such a good afternoon snack for me! That peanut butter recipe sounds wonderful!!
Looking forward to trying this one out – I used to love those whipped yogurts made by some of the big yogurt companies, but the ingredients = blah. Many years ago now, I lost the taste for all the yogurts with super chemical flavors and have opted for plain fruit/greek yogurt instead. But I miss the whipped TEXTURE! Mousses are my jam!
Also intrigued and excited about the Himalayan salt in this recipe (thinking back fondly to your award winning corn bread!) Thanks for another great recipe!
I never thought to do this in the blender! Love it!
Mouthwatering dish..
Chia seed pudding and I have never really gotten that close. It’s not my favorite dessert in the world, let alone meal, but I do admit that chia seed puddings ALWAYS look absolutely beautiful! Anyways, I love that your recipe is really high in protein, fiber, healthy fats, and is low in sugar. You can enjoy it almost any time of day!