Need a healthy and delicious snack to bring for lunch? Want an easy after school snack? This simple chia seed pudding is for you. It’s very adaptable and takes so little time and effort to prepare.

You can also choose to make it in the morning and refrigerate it to use as an after school/work snack. If your little one doesn’t go for the rice-pudding-like texture, you can blend everything first then pour into jars to set.

I like to divide this recipe into 2 small (250 mL) mason jars, or if it’s just for me I halve the recipe. I put all the ingredients into the jar, whisk, wait a few minutes, whisk again, then add the optional add-ins and cap the jar. My current favourite flavour combo is 1 Tbsp raw cacao nibs and enough frozen cherries to almost fill the jar. I make this just before leaving for work where it sits at room temperature for a few hours. By the time I have my break it has thickened perfectly.

Some advice: I have tried doubling the recipe and making it in a larger container. It didn’t go well. I tried again. Still no luck. I found that the chia would end up clumping together and it never thickened properly. I have much better success making 1 or 2 servings in a jar.

What’s your favourite flavour combo?