Quick, Thick, and Easy Chocolate Chia Pudding

See, you guys! I promised! A vegan recipe! And, because I am a huge, massive chocoholic (who isn't?) I thought we'd start out with my absolute favorite chocolate chia pudding! If you're brand new to the world of chia, this is a really great place to start. Chia is a superfood that actually deserves to be called a superfood.
Chia is also incredibly non-offensive. There's really no taste to it, and the texture, when dry, is exactly like crunchy poppy seeds. Add it to you oatmeal, smoothies, salad dressings; whatever you think needs a crunchy boost! Personally, I put a little bit on most of my daily meals.
It's chock full of protein, fiber, phosphorous, Omega-3s, calcium, manganese, and magnesium. While usually, a lot of foods that are that packed with nutrition are calorie dense, chia is only 160 calories for three tablespoons. And three table spoons is all you need for a whole lot of chia pudding! So, without further ado, let's get to the recipe!

Chocolate Chia Pudding

• 3 tbsp black chia seeds
• 1 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• a touch of vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp agave extract

Step 1: Put your chia and soy milk together in a small bowl. Stir.
Step 2: Drop in the rest of the ingredients one at a time, stirring after each ingredient.
Step 3: Let sit for one hour to overnight; it all depends on how thick you want it to be.

In the photo above, I was eating chia pudding for breakfast! Yup, dessert for breakfast! Totally doable with chia, because it's so healthy. I topped it with whole, raw almonds, strawberry compote, and coconut flakes. The compote was warm and the pudding was chilled, which was such a cool contrast. Plus, the almonds and coconut made a great textural difference that made the whole thing incredible delicious!

Enjoy, you guys!