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Chocolate-Cashew Chia Pudding

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This chia pudding is delicious on its own—and even better when layered with maple yogurt as a parfait. Leftover maple yogurt can be repurposed for breakfast and topped with fruit and granola. It’s a choose-your-own-adventure kind of dessert. This recipe is part of the 2019 Feel Good Food Plan, our ten-day plan for starting the year off right.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4–6 servings

Ingredients

Chia Pudding

7 oz. Medjool dates (about 13), pitted
3 cups cashew milk
⅔ cup raw cashews
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1½ tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ cup white chia seeds

Maple Yogurt and Assembly

2 cups whole-milk or coconut yogurt
¼ cup pure maple syrup, plus more for serving
Flaky sea salt
Ground cinnamon (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Chia Pudding

    Step 1

    Blend dates, cashew milk, cashews, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon in a blender on high speed until very smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer date milk to a quart-size jar or resealable container. Stir in chia seeds. Cover and chill at least 6 hours.

    Step 2

    Do Ahead: Chia pudding can be made 5 days ahead. Keep chilled.

  2. Maple Yogurt and Assembly

    Step 3

    Stir yogurt and ¼ cup maple syrup in a medium bowl. Transfer to a quart-size jar or resealable container (or reserve yogurt container and use that!).

    Step 4

    To serve, alternate layering a few spoonfuls of chia pudding and maple yogurt in a small ramekin or 8-oz. glass. Drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle with sea salt. Dust with cinnamon.

    Step 5

    Do Ahead: Maple yogurt can be made 5 days ahead. Chill.

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