Chocolate Chia Pudding

• servings: YIELD: 1 SMOOTHIE BOWL

Ingredients

1½ servings chocolate protein powder

1 tablespoon (5 g) cacao powder

3 tablespoons (23 g) chia seeds natural sugar substitute to taste (optional)

1½ cups (355 ml) unsweetened almond milk

Optional toppings

¼ cup (37 g) raspberries and 1 teaspoon nut butter drizzled on top

Directions

Place all ingredients except toppings in a blender and blend on high until smooth. Serve.

Notes

NOTE Do not swap out chia for another fiber! It's in the recipe title for a good reason. When you add liquid to chia seeds, they expand to about 10 times their size and create a gelatinous and pudding-like texture. Other fiber options will not give this same effect for this smoothie,