Mango Chia Pudding is a breakfast favourite of mine that I'm lucky enough to enjoy regularly. Like most of my recipes, it has 1 scoop / serving of pea protein powder. I like to make sure that I'm kickstarting my day with a healthy & filling meal. With less than 480 calories, and 35 grams of protein per serve, this is the perfect vegan breakfast. Plus, who doesn't love fresh mango?!
Mango Chia Pudding Ingredients
Mango
Mangoes are my favourite fruit and I'm lucky enough to have access to fresh mangoes quite regularly. I can buy 3 mangoes for about 5 RM, which is just over 1 US dollar or $1.50 Aussie. For any Australians or Americans reading this, you can probably understand why mango chia pudding has become a staple of mine! 3 delicious, sweet, & creamy mangoes will make a few days worth of chia puddings. I also make a delicious mango protein smoothie which I will be sharing soon!
Chia Seeds
It wouldn't be a chia pudding without chia seeds! Chia seeds are up there with one of the most nutritious per calorie foods (maybe even number 1). Therefore, the perfect way to start your day is to have some chia seeds!
Pea Protein Powder. Is It Necessary?
I'm obsessed with adding unflavoured pea protein powder to almost anything. Chia puddings are another awesome way for you to get an additional boost of protein. This is especially important for active vegans, or any vegan who might be calorie & macro counting to reach their goals. You can also omit the pea protein powder if you want. You can reduce the almond milk quantity to 1 cup if you omit the pea protein powder.
Almond Milk. How Much To Add?
I recommend you use 1.25 cups of unsweetened almond milk. If you choose to omit the pea protein powder you may wish to reduce this to 1 cup of almond milk. These quantities will form a very thick chia seed pudding. If you prefer your chia pudding a little but runnier, I recommend that you add a dash of almond milk right before serving. Adding too much almond milk at the beginning can cause the chia seeds to sink to the bottom and stick together. Therefore, to avoid this, I recommend you stick to the recommended 1.25 cup / 1 cup and stir in extra milk right before serving.
Stevia
Stevia or any other low calorie sweetener is essential if you want to add more flavour to actual chia pudding itself. You can choose to use any sweetener instead such as erythritol, coconut sugar, maple syrup etc. I like to use stevia or erythritol to keep it low calorie. If you would prefer to not add any sweetener to the chia pudding, check out my cacao & blueberry chia pudding here. In this recipe I only use cacao powder to flavour the chia pudding itself.
Vanilla Extract
Similar to the stevia, I don't recommend skipping the vanilla extract. The vanilla extract adds flavour to the chia pudding itself and perfectly compliments the fresh mango
Mango Chia Pudding Macronutrients
This recipe makes 1 serving. 1 serving has the following calories and macronutrients
- Calories: 480
- Carbs: 41 grams
- Protein: 35 grams
- Fat: 20 grams
Mango Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 25 grams pea protein powder (1 small scoop) unflavoured
- 1¼ cups of unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup fresh mango 80 grams
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon stevia or erythritol
Instructions
- Blend protein powder, vanilla extract, sweetener of choice, and almond milk using a shaker or blender
- Transfer to the chia cup bowl, jar or container
- Stir in the chia seeds. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight if preferred
- Remove from fridge and top with mango
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