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Pumpkin Chia Pudding {Gluten-Free, Vegan}

Last Updated on April 7, 2019 By Vicky 10 Comments

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Pumpkin Chia Pudding is packed with fall flavors and spices including cinnamon, nutmeg and maple syrup and makes for the perfect after dinner treat. Naturally sweetened, vegan and gluten free! Perfect FALL dessert!

Pumpkin Chia Pudding topped with walnuts

So there are the early adopters and then there are the laggards. My age, 26 should put me closer to the early adopters by default, somehow though I’ve ended up on the other side of the spectrum – with all the laggards.

The laggards are those who are pretty much last to finally come around and accept or even test out a product. They’re the people who were still holding on dearly to video casettes, audio cassettes, then cd players, old school nokia phones, disposable cameras, etc. Basically I was just describing myself in a nutshell.

I don’t know why I’m just super change averse. There are risk averse people, but I’m ok with a bit of risk, as long as there’s not a major change involved as well. Even when I know it’s good for me I still will refuse to accept change if there’s an option. You see, after a certain point Blockbuster stopped carrying vhs video tapes so I had to switch to DVDs if I was still to be able to rent movies.

Years ago my friend raved to me both about Pinterest and Instagram. What did I do? Wait an entire year if not more before signing up. I could have been one of those early adopted with a million followers already – instead of my respective 4000 and 121.

And so the chain continue and same old story with the chia pudding bowls phenomenon.

One of my best friends sent me an email back in September of 2013 sharing a chia breakfast recipe saying they were the latest food trend. What did I do?

Wait 13 months before jumping on the chia bandwagon and finally testing out this mysteriously pudding like consistency breakfast bowl.

Even though I start to see more and more chia bowl recipes creeping up in my newsfeed in pinterest and all over foodgawker, I still decided to wait on this for a bit. Just until the time was right.

Which apparently it just so happened to be last week.

Now that it’s October and I’m on a pumpkin craze I knew if I was making a chia bowl it was going to be pumpkin themed, and so this pumpkin chia pudding was born. All you have to do is mix up a bunch of ingredients in the blender, pop these in the fridge and just wait for the consistency to turn to pudding.

These are gluten-free, vegan and refined sugar free, made with figs, dates, coconut milk and pumpkin. So pretty much incredibly good for you while also tasting like pudding. Pumpkin chia pudding can easily be both breakfast and dessert if you ask me. No refined sugars here at all – sweetness just added from dates and figs! How amazing is that?!

I sprinkled some chopped walnuts on top for good measure and they really complemented the pumpkin flavor.

If you’ve never had chia bowls before the consistency can be a bit strange at first, it’s kind of goopy and thick, and you can somewhat taste the little chia pods themselves.

After a few bites, my mind was made up though – I loved it. With the crunch of the walnuts, the creamy pumpkin and cinnamon flavors all came together perfectly and I enjoyed a full bowl full – taking small spoonfuls to make it last even longer.

This pumpkin chia pudding is perfect for breakfast or even as a mid afternoon snack. I’ll let you decide what time of day you want to enjoy this!

Also as a side note if you’re not a fan of the chia consistency you could blend this in the food processor or high powered blender to get this pumpkin chia pudding to be completely smooth. I haven’t tried that yet, but I’m going to next time!

Pumpkin Chia Pudding served in glasses

 

4.67 from 3 votes
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Fall Pumpkin Chia Bowls {Gluten-Free, Vegan}
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 


Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: gluten free, Healthy, Vegan
Servings: 4
Calories: 198 kcal
Author: Vicky Berman
Ingredients
  • 1 date pit removed
  • 1 fig
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup walnuts chopped for serving
Instructions
  1. In a food processor or blender, combine fig, date chia seeds and pumpkin puree. Blend until smooth.
  2. Add coconut milk, maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg and blend until smooth.
  3. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or overnight.
  4. Serve garnished with chopped walnuts and a sprinkling of cinnamon
Recipe Notes

Recipe Adapted from Love and Zest

Nutrition Facts
Fall Pumpkin Chia Bowls {Gluten-Free, Vegan}
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Sodium 10mg0%
Potassium 261mg7%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 3195IU64%
Vitamin C 1.7mg2%
Calcium 96mg10%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    October 28, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    Haha, I could have written this! I have been putting off making chia pudding forever! I keep saying I will, but I just never do (even though I have a huge bad of chia just waiting to be made into pudding!) I need to get on it, but something keeps holding me back!

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 4, 2014 at 11:18 am

      Yep, that sounds just like me. Well FINALLY I got around to making it! So good! Highly recommend you get to it too : ))

      Reply
  2. kristina @ love & zest says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:29 am

    5 stars
    YUM!! I’ve so got to try it this way without blending the seeds ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for the link love.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 4, 2014 at 10:30 am

      Of course! Loved your recipe! I blended it a little bit but not enough to make it smooth and creamy the way yours turned out so I need to try again next time for a smoother consistency — I think I would like that even more!

      Reply
  3. Cherdikala7@yahoo says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:47 am

    4 stars
    Looks wonderful in going to try it.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      November 4, 2014 at 10:49 am

      Thanks! Hope you enjoy the recipe : ))

      Reply
  4. vegetarianmamma (Cindy) says

    November 8, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! ๐Ÿ™‚ I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
    -Cindy

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    • Vicky says

      November 11, 2014 at 11:27 am

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  5. Miz Helen says

    November 11, 2014 at 8:31 pm

    5 stars
    What a delicious treat, we will love your Pumpkin Chia Bowls. Hope you are staying warm and cozy in this cold weather and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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    • Vicky says

      November 18, 2014 at 3:29 pm

      Thanks so much! Trying to stay warm with all this cold weather : (

      Reply

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