Meal Prep Recipe 5-Ingredient Protein Chia Pudding

Meal Prep Recipes

Meal Prep Recipe 5-Ingredient Protein Chia Pudding

Description

Start your day right with Protein Chia Pudding, packed with 31g of protein. Vanilla or chocolate, it’s a yummy & healthy meal prep breakfast!

Prep Time: 5 min | Total Time: 25 min | Course: Breakfast | Cuisine: American | Keyword: Breakfast, high protein, Make Ahead, meal prep | Servings: 1chia pudding

Protein Chia Pudding

My Protein Chia Pudding has 31g of protein to start your day off right. With a vanilla or chocolate flavour option, it’s a yummy meal prep breakfast!

Chill Time20 minutesmins

Ingredients

½cupmilk

1scoop protein powder (see below for flavour options)(2 tbsp)

1teaspoonhoney

¼cupplain Greek yogurt

2tablespoonchia seeds

1scoop vanilla protein powder(2 tbsp)

1teaspoonvanilla extract

½teaspooncinnamon

1scoop chocolate protein powder(2 tbsp)

2teaspoonunsweetened cocoa powder

⅛teaspoonsalt

Instructions

  • In a 10-oz mason jar or glass container, whisk together milk, protein powder, honey and Greek yogurt. If using, add vanilla extract and cinnamon or cocoa powder and salt. Whisk. Add chia seeds. Whisk to combine.
  • Pace in the fridge for at least 20 minutes (ideally 1-2 hours or overnight) to allow the chia seeds to expand and the pudding to thicken.
  • In the morning, top with your favourite toppings ( I love berries, nut butter and granola) and enjoy!

Notes

Honey can be replaced with maple syrup. For additional sweetness increase sweetener to 2 tsp.

1 of a standard sized scoop of Nuzest protein powder is equivalent to 2 tablespoon however depending on your protein powder you can use between 2-4 tbsp!

*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget both your body and soul need nourishment!

Nutrition

Serving: 1chia pudding | Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 483mg | Potassium: 615mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 563mg | Iron: 2mg

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