Happy fourth of July weekend! I made you a healthy dessert packed with superfoods: chia seeds, cacao nibs, honey, and cashews. Well, I am not totally sure that honey and cashews are superfoods, but they’re not bad, right? I think this pudding would be a welcome change on a weekend when desserts are often pumped full of artificial colors and flavors. (Although, if you do need something naturally red, white, and blue, may I suggest my pico de gallo de frutas? Just use blueberries instead of kiwis.)
Since this pudding is a make-ahead dessert, it’s perfect for having guests over. While you’re out grilling lamb burgers and mixing drinks (agua fresca, perhaps?) these perfectly-sized treats will just be gelling in the fridge.
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons honey (replace with more maple syrup for a vegan version)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 3 tablespoons cacao nibs, plus more for serving
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Soak the cashews in cool water for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Drain and rinse the nuts and place them in a blender. Add the remaining ingredients and 1 cup of water. Blend until smooth, up to 3 minutes depending on the strength of your blender.
- Transfer the pudding to a serving dish or individual ramekins, cover, and refrigerate for about 2 hours, or until set.
- Top with additional cacao nibs, fruit, coconut, or other nuts as desired and serve. Best enjoyed within 24 hours.
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Mmm, I can't wait to try this! Sounds like a great healthy treat, and I love the little jars you photographed it in. Pinning and sharing!
Thank you so much, Gin! Two of those little jars are leftover from some fancy (and tiny) yogurts I bought once at Whole Foods, lol 🙂
This looks crazy delicious!
Thank you, Aimee!!
What an incredibly delicious chia pudding. A healthy chocolate recipe is always an instant winner in my books.
Thank you so much, Thalia! I agree–it is hard to pass up healthy chocolate.
Looks delicious! I have to make this pudding:)
Thank you, Ilona! Let me know how it goes if you have a chance to try it 🙂
This looks so yum! I just got a bunch of chia seeds; will need to make some pudding!
Thank you so much, Heather! Hope you love it as much as I did.
I've made this twice already and it was great!
Yay!! I'm so happy you liked it.
Wow love this healthy natural pudding! Great lighting and depth of field on the photos too
Thank you so much, Matt!
I love chia puddings and this one sounds fantastic!! Also, the fact that this is a 'prepare ahead' dish sounds great 🙂
Thanks, Donna! Prepping ahead FTW 🙂
I'm starting to play around with cashew cream more, and I love how versatile it is. This chia pudding looks great!
Thank you, Lisa! Yes, cashew cream is great in so many sweet and savory things!
This looks like what I want for breakfast all week!
Thanks, Joanne! They are great for breakfast 🙂
Oh wow; these babies would be a perfect for parties. Love the look of them!
Thank you, Agata!
I HAVE to try this! I just watched Bobby Flay last night use the exact same combo for a recipe and I was so taken with it and now I see this, Beautiful! 🙂
Oh, cool! I'll have to check out Bobby's recicpe. Thank you so much, Prash.
I bought a bag of cocoa nibs that I've been meaning to use for SOME kind of dessert, and until now, I wasn't able to find anything that looked good enough! This pudding looks delicious! Definitely a lot less crazy than some of the 4th foods that will be popping up, so it's a nice change of pace. 🙂 I'm making an apple galette for the weekend festivities, so something relatively simple. Thanks so much for sharing this!!
Thanks, Ariel! Ooh, an apple galette sounds so perfect. Hope you give this a try with your cacao nibs 🙂
I have everything I need to make this!
Awesome, Pam! Hope you enjoy it!
Looks delicious!
Thanks, Byron!