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Dreamy Almond Butter Chia Pudding

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If you love almond butter, you need this Almond Butter Chia Pudding! It’s fiber-packed, just four ingredients and an easy make-ahead breakfast recipe.

Three jars of chia pudding topped with almonds and almond butter

Calling all almond butter fans, this almond butter chia pudding recipe is for you! This pudding is a dreamy healthy breakfast recipe that you can prep the night before, kind of like overnight oats. 

You know you’re a nut butter fan when: you cannot survive a day without almond butter, you have a minimum of three different brands and varieties of nut butter in your pantry at all times, you believe smoothies are inevitably better with a drizzle of almond butter on top, you like almond butter toast almost as much as avocado toast, you can easily eat it by the spoonful and, as of now, you’re the person who is obsessed with almond butter chia pudding. 

You know who you are. 

A jar of chia pudding with a spoon in it

ALMOND BUTTER CHIA PUDDING INGREDIENTS

  • chia seeds
  • almond milk (or milk of choice) 
  • maple syrup
  • almond butter 

But you know we have to talk about the obvious here right? This almond butter chia pudding that IS mine and your new favorite breakfast. If you have yet to try chia pudding, what are you waiting for? I’m pretty weird about food textures, but I kind of love the texture of chia pudding. 

Three jars of chia pudding shot overhead, two of them are topped with crushed almonds

HOW TO MAKE CHIA PUDDING WITH ALMOND MILK

Have you ever made overnight oats? If so, making chia pudding is quite similar.

First, whisk the almond butter, maple syrup and milk together. Since we’re making almond butter pudding, I do recommend using almond milk for a little extra almond-y flavor, but technically speaking any kind of milk works. 

Next, stir in the chia seeds. You’ll want to whisk everything together–chia seeds included–for 30 seconds or so. Then, place the bowl in the refrigerator, or you can distribute the mixture into cups or jars and refrigerate them for at least three hours. I find that it’s easiest to make chia pudding at night so then breakfast is ready for you in the mornings.

I opted to top it with almonds and an extra drizzle of almond butter for good measure. Additional toppings include: peanuts, banana and/or chocolate chips. Regardless of what you top it with, you need—yes, NEED—to make this almond butter chia pudding if you’re an almond butter lover. ..which I know you are because we already talked about it 😉

Three jars of chia seed pudding topped with almond butter

OTHER CHIA SEED PUDDING RECIPES

*This recipe first appeared in 2016 and has since been updated with better content+photos. 

Three jars of chia pudding topped with almonds and almond butter

Dreamy Almond Butter Chia Pudding

If you love almond butter, you need this Dreamy Almond Butter Chia Pudding in your life. It's packed with fiber, made with 5 ingredients and the perfect breakfast for any almond butter lover.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp almond butter
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 cup almond milk or milk of choice
  • 1/4 cup+1 tbsp chia seeds

Instructions

  • Place almond butter, syrup and milk in a bowl and stir together.*
  • Stir in chia seeds by hand.
  • Once everything is mixed, pour mixture into a bowl or mason jar and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
  • Top with extra almond butter and anything else you'd like and enjoy!

Notes

*The almond butter may not stir together completely, but that's ok. That just means you'll have a few almond butter chunks throughout, which isn't a bad problem to have! However, if you want your almond butter to combine more smoothly, consider melting it in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds FIRST before adding additional ingredients.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: chia pudding
Author: The Almond Eater

Jars of chia pudding topped with almond butter

 

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Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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  12. AvatarJen says

    5 stars
    I made this for the first time and ate it yesterday – it was soooo delicious! This was my first time making chia pudding – I’ll definitely make this a regular breakfast item! I did omit the extra 1/4 tsp of chia since the 1/4 cup is already two servings of chia and the consistency was still great!

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  15. AvatarKelly @ kitchen says

    Great! I have been trying to find a chia pudding recipe that doesn’t involve bananas and coconut flour (I do like it with them but want something different with less fruit) so this sounds perfect!

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  18. AvatarSasha says

    5 stars
    Delicious looking Creamy Vanilla Almond Butter Chia Pudding! Thanks a lot for it’s introduction to the masses. I have jotted down all the recipe.Hopefully try sometime…Thanks once again Erin.

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    • ErinErin says

      You can, though I’d probably only make enough for a few days at a time, because the pudding will become super thick (perhaps too thick) if you make an entire week at a time.

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  25. AvatarJulia says

    Yuuuuuhs you’re speaking straight to my soul! I’m big on almond butter and can always use a mega dose of chia seed pudding. Loving how easy this is to put together!

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  27. AvatarRebecca @ NOURISHED. the blog says

    I am allllll about the almond butter these days and this is something my breakfast needs! I’ve never really had much luck with chia seed pudding before – I don’t know what happens. I’m definitely going to be giving it another shot now!

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    • ErinErin says

      Definitely try it again. The first couple times I made it I added too much liquid so the seeds weren’t able to soak it all up. I finally got the proportions right!

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  30. AvatarShashi at RunninSrilankan says

    I do love me some almond butter and I do love me some chia pudding – so this is definitely for me!
    My highlight this weekend was a playdate -like Layla- or maybe it was more like a lunch with an old friend at a delicious Indian restaurant! But slobbering was involved when I saw the buffet!

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  34. AvatarMegan says

    I just recently tried my first chia pudding and it was one of those experiences where you wonder how you didn’t know about this your whole life! I love the texture! I’ll pretty much eat almond butter in any form … on a spoon is my fave! 😉

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  35. AvatarMarisa | Uproot Kitchen says

    Ch-ch-ch-chia! Love how simple this is and all my favorite flavors (aka AB + maple all the way). Definitely going to prep this for some snacks this week since grad school will be back in full swing starting tomorrow (eek!!).

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  40. AvatarShe Rocks Fitness says

    DROOLING…Almond butter and nut butter go on EVERYTHING for me…I do not discriminate. I do like how a lot of bloggers are posting fun recipes lately about chia pudding. It’s like it is making a comeback. HA! Just picked up some bananas yesterday, so I am going to have to whip this up tomorrow! XOXO

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  41. AvatarKelly @ Kelly Runs For Food says

    Oh my gosh so good! This looks really good and I just realized I don’t have any almond butter in the house. Riley informed me I have “too many” nut butters, which makes no sense at all.
    I went to D.C. for my best friend’s engagement party this weekend. It was great to get away for a night!

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