Chia Matcha Pudding with Coconut and Lemon
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Stay energized throughout the day with this chia matcha pudding. Made with high-quality matcha, coconut milk, chia seeds, and lemon, it’s a dairy-free breakfast or anytime treat. It’s easy to make and ready in just 20 minutes!
If you haven’t yet jumped on the matcha bandwagon, you’re going to love this chia matcha pudding. It’s creamy, loaded with matcha tea flavor, and it tastes like a treat!
You’ll find it simple to make, and it’s a great, quick breakfast option for busy mornings.
We love that we can make these cute chia matcha pudding jars ahead of time and then pull one out of the fridge when we’re hungry in the morning or need a little pick-me-up in the afternoon. It’s meal-prepping at its best!
Chia matcha pudding ingredients
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this matcha chia pudding:
- Coconut milk – this makes the creamy dairy-free base for the pudding.
- Chia seeds
- Matcha powder – a high-quality matcha powder gives this pudding a vibrant green color and unique matcha tea flavor.
- Maple syrup – to sweeten things up, naturally.
- Lemon – for its fresh, bright taste and add balance.
- Coconut whipped cream, matcha powder, lemon slices, and chia seeds – optional, for garnish.
Tips for choosing a matcha powder
Not all matcha powders are created equal. If you’re new to matcha, here are a few things to keep in mind when picking one out:
- A ceremonial grade matcha powder has delicate flavors.
- Color is a good indication of quality. Good, high-quality matcha will be a vibrant green color. A lower-quality matcha powder will be a more dull, muted green.
- The nose knows. Give it a smell – you’re looking for rich vegetal aromas, with nutty, mildly sweet, and creamy notes.
- Good quality matcha is stone-ground into a fine dust-like texture.
- Price is usually an indication of quality, so this is one way to tell if the matcha you are buying is good quality.
- If having a bright green color isn’t super important to you, then you can save a few dollars by using culinary-grade matcha instead.
Ideas for serving
- Enjoy this chia matcha pudding as a dessert.
- Serve it as a quick breakfast topped with some of our vanilla almond granola or chocolate nut granola.
- Keep it in your fridge or pack it in a lunch bag for a delicious anytime treat!
Love Matcha? Try these matcha recipes!
- Matcha Cookies with White Chocolate Chips
- Matcha Ice Cream
- Matcha Energy Balls
- Matcha Lemonade
Chia Matcha Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
- 14 ounce can coconut milk (can be light)
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons matcha powder
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or to taste)
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- Coconut whipped cream, matcha powder, lemon slices, and chia seeds (to garnish)
Instructions
- Add the coconut milk, chia seeds, matcha powder, maple syrup, lemon zest, and lemon juice to a medium-sized bowl.14 ounce can coconut milk, ¼ cup chia seeds, 2 tablespoons matcha powder, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 lemon
- Whisk well then place the bowl into your fridge for 10 minutes.
- Whisk once more and then divide the pudding into 4 jars or cups. Let the chia pudding rest for another 10 minutes.
- Serve the pudding topped with a little whipped cream, a sprinkle of matcha powder, chia seeds, and a little lemon slice.Coconut whipped cream, matcha powder, lemon slices, and chia seeds
Notes
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Have you made this with any other milks?
It can be! Any milk will work fine.
Oh Kristen,
Make your own coconut milk, it’s so easy and good.
You can also control how thick milk you want.
Coconut and matcha sounds delicious.
I think, I will use more matcha for greener to St.Pday.
I’ve never thought of making my own coconut milk before. You’re blowing my mind! Going to have to do a little research now. 🙂
Oh my word!! I must make this and I could have this for breakfast tomorrow! It’s on my make list for tomorrow!!
It would be so good for breakfast! I’m a big fan of dessert for breakfast (it’s true) and this would be a great way to have both. 🙂