Love chia pudding? Then, jazz up your next pudding pot with aromatic chai milk tea for a fun and delicious breakfast. Here’s how to do it!
This chai chia pudding starts from the classic pudding recipe made with chia seeds and milk and uses Indian masala chai tea to infuse the milk with warmth, aroma, and colour.
Masala chai is one of India’s most popular teas. It consists of Assam black tea and a mix of warming spices, including cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and black pepper.
You can find masala chai as convenient tea bags, which you can steep in hot oat milk to make a vegan chai milk tea base for the chia pudding.
Once that’s sorted, leave the chia seeds to work their magic and turn your pudding thick and jelly-like!
The fibres in chia seeds have the power to absorb liquids (in this case, our fragrant chai-spiced milk) and trap them into a mesh, creating that creamy pudding we all love.
And those very fibres are also amazing for your health. They fill you up for longer, prevent cravings, and keep your cholesterol in check!
On top of that, chia seeds provide plant-based proteins, omega-3, iron, and calcium, while masala chai spices have powerful anti-inflammatory, blood-sugar-regulating, and metabolism-boosting properties.
Simply put, this chai tea chai pudding is as good for you as it’s tasty. And if you like, you can round it up with our healthy topping ideas for a full breakfast or power snack.
Ok, time to jump right into it! And if you liked the recipe, try out this blue chia pudding, blueberry walnut pudding, or strawberry tofu pudding next!