Quinoa Chia Pudding

This quinoa chia pudding is a fun twist on chia pudding and overnight oats, but with another superstar, high fiber, high protein grain — quinoa!

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Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:

• It’s a delicious way to use up any leftover quinoa!
• If you’re looking for a switch up from your usual chia pudding or overnight oat breakfasts, this is similar, but adds a slightly different texture from the quinoa.
• Only requires a few minutes of prep time.
• Easy to grab-and-go for a healthy breakfast in the morning.
• You only need six ingredients.
• It’s loaded with fiber — 14 grams to be exact!
• Protein-packed with 27 grams protein (and no protein powder required!).

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions:

For a full ingredient list with quantities, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Quinoa – Cooked quinoa is used here, so I suggest making extra for dinner one night and saving the leftovers for this breakfast!
• Chia Seeds – one of my favorite seeds, they’re packed with fiber, protein, and heart healthy fats. They also absorb liquid, which helps create a pudding-like texture here.
• Greek Yogurt – Adds extra creaminess and some more protein.
• Milk – You can use whatever milk you prefer, but I use Fairlife’s ultra filtered fat free milk, as it’s a little higher in protein than other options.
• Sweetener – Honey is used in the recipe, but you can substitute your preferred sweetener (maple syrup, agave, monk fruit, allulose — they all work!).
• Flavor Enhancers – I used vanilla bean paste to give a cozy vanilla vibe, but you can also add ingredients like lemon zest, cinnamon, and more.

How to Make Quinoa Chia Pudding

For complete instructions, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Combine all ingredients together and whisk — that’s it! Pictured above I made a large batch for meal prep, then portioned them out into individual glass meal prep containers, but you can mix them right into your meal prep containers, too.

Tips and Variations

• Get creative with flavorings! Adding cinnamon is delicious, as is lemon zest.
• Prefer even more protein? Use a half cup of protein shake instead of milk for an extra boost (or mix in a half to whole scoop of protein powder).
• Gluten-free: good news, this chia quinoa pudding is naturally gluten-free!
• Dairy-free: use your preferred milk and Greek-style yogurt alternatives that are dairy-free.
• Nut-free: it’s naturally nut-free!
• No added sugar: use a yogurt that has no added sugar (I used Oikos Triple Zero Vanilla Greek yogurt, here) and skip the honey or sweeten with your preferred non-nutritive sweetener (I like allulose and monk fruit, personally!)
• Have fun with toppings! Try some of these:
  • Banana slices
  • Berries
  • Dried fruit
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Hemp hearts
  • Walnuts
  • Peanuts
  • Almonds
  • Macadamia nuts
  • Mini chocolate chips
  • Peanut butter drizzle

Meal Prep Tips & Storage

As with most types of chia puddings and overnight oats, this quinoa chia pudding meal preps beautifully! I recommend storing in a 16 ounce container (like my favorite 16 ounce glass containers with bamboo lids!). They keep refrigerated up to 5 days.

I don’t recommend freezing or reheating after, though.

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• Glass bowls
• Measuring cups & spoons
• Whisk
• 16 ounce glass containers

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