Keto Dirty Chai Protein Pudding
How to Make It
Step
Recipe Steps steps 5 2 h 50 min
Step 1
First, you need to prepare your almond milk in advance of preparing the chia seeds. Pour the almond milk into a small pot and heat it over medium heat on the stove. When the almond milk reaches a simmer, take it off the stove and place a chai teabag on the milk. Place a lid over the pot to let the tea steep in the almond milk for 5 minutes. Discard the teabag and allow the milk to cool until it is no longer steaming.
Step 2
Additionally, you’ll need to prepare coffee to use later in the recipe. While you will only need a spoonful or so of coffee, brew enough that makes sense. It’s recommended you brew a full cup of coffee to ensure you get an adequate coffee flavor and have enough liquid to work with. After the coffee has finished brewing, let it cool down to at least room temperature or colder. Leave the coffee aside for when it’s needed.
Step 3
Pour chia seeds into a mixing bowl or jar – whatever vessel you have chosen for the chia pudding to be stored in. Pour the chai almond milk over the chia seeds, and stir in vanilla extract and liquid stevia. At your discretion, you can include more or less of the liquid stevia to sweeten the pudding to your liking. Let the chia seeds soak up the milk for 2-3 minutes. Then, give the chia seeds a second stir to fluff up the mixture a little.
Step 4
Leave your container of chia seeds sitting out until the mixture has cooled. If you put the chia seeds in your refrigerator while they’re still warm, excess moisture will build up and separate your pudding. This may take up to 30 minutes to cool at room temperature. Then, cover and store your chia seed pudding and the coffee in your refrigerator to thicken and chill overnight or for a minimum of 2 hours. Let the pudding thicken longer if it’s still milky.
Step 5
Now that the components of the pudding are prepared, you can make the final dish. Pour the set chia seed pudding in a mixing bowl or dish. Stir the appropriate amount of cold coffee (listed in ingredients) and vanilla protein powder into the chia seeds to make the dirty chai protein pudding. Serve ¼ cup pudding with a topping at your discretion. You can add unsweetened cocoa powder, pumpkin seeds, or another Keto-friendly topping to your pudding.
Ingredients
- Almond milk – 1 cup
- Spiced Chai Tea Bags – 1 bag
- Coffee – 1 tbsp
- Chia seeds – 4 tbsp
- Vanilla extract – 0.13 tsp
- Liquid Stevia – 10 drops
- Protein powder – 0.25 scoop