If you need a sweet treat at the end of the night, this Chocolate Chia Seed Mousse is the way to go! It's a light and healthy version of a typical chocolate pudding so it's perfect for starting your new year off right!

What is Chocolate Chia Seed Mousse?

Chocolate Chia Seed Mousse is a mousse made out chia seeds, which creates a light and fluffy dessert with all the benefits of chia seeds!

Chia seeds are a great healthy ingredient to have on hand. They have full of antioxidants, minerals, fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids! It's a super nutritious ingredient that you can add to smoothies, puddings, oatmeal, and, most importantly, this mousse!

When you add milk to chia seeds, they soak up the moisture and turn into a thick pudding! You can use whatever kind of milk you like, so this recipe is perfect for people with milk allergies.

Chia Seed Pudding: 2 ways!

There's technically two different desserts that you can get out of this recipe!

Chia Seed Pudding - If you'd like, you can skip the step of blending the ingredients altogether, and just leave it as a pudding. The mixture will still absorb into the seeds and form a thick pudding. It does have a slight texture to it, but is still super delicious!
Chia Seed Mousse - By blending all the ingredients together, it creates a smooth and creamy mousse, unlike the texture of the pudding. This mousse is light, airy, and so creamy! I prefer the texture of the mousse over the pudding, but either way is delicious!

Other Chocolate Recipes to Love:

Mini Chocolate Cake - The cutest little Mini Chocolate Cake could only be made better with a rich and creamy Nutella buttercream! This size of cake is perfect for a small dinner party and loaded up with flavor! The rich chocolate cake pairs perfectly with the nutty buttercream. Small cake, but HUGE flavor!

Single-Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie - A perfect mini batch of just two chocolate cookies so you can keep this Single-Serve Double Chocolate Cookie all to yourself!

Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes - A delicious spin on our favorite drink of the winter: Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes! These cupcakes are infused with a slight coffee flavor that enhances the chocolatey cupcake topped off with a chocolate mint frosting, a drizzle of chocolate syrup, and some crushed peppermint candies! It’s a two-in-one dessert that I can’t get enough of!

Ingredient List:

Milk
Chia Seeds
Maple Syrup
Brown Sugar
Cocoa Powder
Vanilla

This Chocolate Chia Seed Mousse is so easy to make and turns into the softest mousse! It's a perfect dessert for making ahead of time! I love to make a batch on Sunday and have them to snack on throughout the week!

Cheers!

-Holly Michelle

Chocolate Chia Seed Mousse

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Prep Time 10

Chill: 4

Total Time 4 10

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

1 cup Milk
¼ cup Chia Seeds
1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
2 ½ tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Garnish:

Whipped Cream
Chopped Nuts
Fruit

Instructions

To a blender, add in chia seeds, maple syrup, vanilla, cocoa powder, and brown sugar.
¼ cup Chia Seeds, 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup, 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar, 2 ½ tablespoons Cocoa Powder, 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Then pour in milk.
1 cup Milk
Pour everything into a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into a ramekin and cover.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set.
Serve with a little whipped cream, fruit, or some chopped nuts!
Whipped Cream, Chopped Nuts, Fruit

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