Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

recipe by Kristen’s Raw

Blend all ingredients in a VitaMix for a few minutes, until very smooth. You CAN strain through a nutmilk bag, but you definitely don?t have to. If you do strain it, you?ll get about two cups liquid; if you don?t, you?ll have about double. Not straining will yield a richer pudding.

To make the pudding, simply add 6 tbsp chia seeds to two cups of the nut milk. Stir. Come back in five minutes, and stir again. Repeat this until the chia seeds have absorbed the liquid, and the pudding has a thick and creamy texture (if it?s runny at all, just add another tablespoon or two of chia).

To make this a peppermint chocolate pudding, just add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract to the whole mix (more if you want a mintier flavor; I took it easy with the mint).