Mango Chia Seed Pudding

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Creamy, naturally sweet, and thickened with chia seeds, Mango Chia Seed Pudding is great served for breakfast or dessert.

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Frozen mango is a staple in our house. Isn’t there something so sunny and cheerful about mango in any form?

If you’ve been reading for awhile, you’ve surely seen the 5 lb bags of organic cubed mango from Costco popping up here on the blog. (Here it is again in my favorite Green Smoothie.) We keep these giant bags of mango in the freezer and always find new ways to use them. Mango is naturally sweet, packed with Vitamin C (which I can never get enough of in winter / cold season), and best of all, my kids love it. 

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This Mango Chia Seed Pudding is not technically a Thai dish, but I couldn’t help but include it in Thai Food Month because it bears the faintest resemblance to the most famous of all Thai desserts – Mango Sticky Rice. Chia seeds naturally thicken this pudding and give it a hint of a chewy, bouncy texture. 

There’s so much to love about this easy pudding. It’s:

  • Naturally sweet
  • Creamy
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Loaded with Vitamin C
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • 4-Ingredients
  • Great for breakfast, snacks, or dessert

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Ingredients

  • Mango – Frozen mango cubes are easy to use and available year round. Look for these in 1 lb bags at most grocery stores or get the 5 lb bags from Costco and just use a bit at a time. Fresh mango will also work here, but be sure you have 1 lb of cubes after you’ve discarded the peel and pits.
  • Coconut Milk – Be sure to use the canned variety of coconut milk. I prefer regular (not “light”) in this dish because it gives the pudding a super rich, creamy texture. Light coconut milk will work just fine if you want to reduce the calories.
  • Pineapple Juice – Any type of juice will work here, but be sure you get something without any added sugar if you want to keep the sugar amounts down. Pineapple juice works well since it has similar tropical flavors that blend well with mango.
  • Chia Seeds – Chia seeds are key here. These little nutrient-packed seeds are widely available now at most grocery stores near other natural, health products or in the baking section. Natural and health food stores often sell these in bulk bins so you only need to buy as much as you need.
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How to Make Chia Seed Pudding

  1. Combine liquid ingredients and chia seeds.
  2. Refrigerate pudding. The chia seeds need to soak in the liquid to thicken. This time in liquid transforms them from hard seeds to a springy, gel-like mixture. At least 30 minutes total is needed to soften the seeds, but the pudding will get creamier and smoother the longer it sits (up to 3 days).
  3. Serve. Add some extra garnishes on top if you’d like. 
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Possible Variations

  • Change fruit – This pudding will work with almost any fruit you’d like. Try it with other tropical fruit or even with strawberries for a pudding that resembles strawberries and cream.
  • Add sweetener – Mango is usually fairly sweet and, combined with pineapple juice, it makes this pudding lightly sweet without added sugar. However, mangos can vary in the amount of sweetness they have. You can add a bit of sweetener if you want to insure that the finished pudding is more sweet. Any sweetener will work – honey, sugar, agave, or maple syrup are great options.
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Mango Chia Seed Pudding

Creamy, naturally sweet, and thickened just with chia seeds, Mango Chia Seed Pudding is great served for breakfast or dessert.
As noted below, you can combine all of the ingredients into the pudding or you can reserve a small amount of the mangos and coconut milk and use them to top the individual puddings.
Want to adjust the servings in this recipe to make more or less? Just click on the number next to “servings” and you can easily scale the recipe.
Prep: 20 minutes
Refrigerate Time: 30 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Jars or Bowls

Ingredients 

  • 1 pound Frozen Mango Cubes
  • 1 14 ounce can Coconut Milk (I prefer the thick, creamy flavor of regular coconut milk over “light” coconut milk here, but either will work)
  • 6 ounces Pineapple Juice (look for juice with no added sugar; substitute any other tropical fruit juice like orange)
  • 1/2 cup Chia Seeds

Instructions 

  • Note: For presentation, if you’d like, reserve a few cubes of mango and 2 Tbsp of coconut milk to top the finished pudding. If you don’t want to add those finished elements, just add all of the mango cubes and coconut milk to the blender in step #2.
  • Combine mango cubes, coconut milk, and pineapple juice in a blender and blend until smooth.
    Stir chia seeds into mango mixture. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to let the pudding start to set.
  • Transfer pudding to individual serving bowls or jars (I like 8-oz mason jars for this).
  • Return pudding to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes more and up to 3 days.
  • If you reserved mango cubes and coconut milk, add these to the top of the individual pudding portions just before serving.
  • Serve chilled.

Notes

Frozen mangos vary in sweetness. The pineapple juice will add some extra sweetness just in case the mangos you use aren’t naturally super sweet. If you are worried that your mangos may still not be sweet enough or if you want to serve this for dessert and want to be sure it will have enough sweetness, feel free to stir in 3 Tbsp of sweetener of choice (honey, granulated sugar, agave, or maple syrup).
This recipe can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 818IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Author: Jess Smith via Inquiring Chef
Cost: $6.00
Calories: 130
Keyword: breakfast, easy dessert recipe, mango dessert, mango recipe, no added sugar
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Jess is the recipe creator and photographer at InquiringChef.com. She spent nearly a decade as the Chief Recipe Developer for the award-winning meal planning app Cook Smarts. Her colorful, healthyish recipes have been featured in popular online publications including Parade, Hallmark, and HuffPost.

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