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Lemon Curd Chia Pudding. 5 Ingredient Thick Lemon Coconut Milk Turmeric Pudding with Chia seeds. This zesty pudding is a refreshing treat for Summer. Serve with whipped coconut cream. Vegan gluten-free nut-free soy-free Recipe. Pin this for later.
Its been getting cooler the past few days and I was wondering where the Summer went. Hint, remember the 2 weeks of unbreable heat? That was the PNW summer. Oh wait, the heat is back later this week.
On some of the super hot days, we all need something to refresh and fill us up for a snack or breakfast. Cue Lemon + chia! Lemon zest and juice and mixed with full fat coconut milk and sweetener. Then some chia seeds are mixed in to make it into a thick creamy pudding. Add some vanilla or other flavors of choice.
The lemon zest + juice + coconut milk + sweetener is super delicious by itself and can substitute as a thinner lemon curd when chilled. Chia seeds make it into one filling and delicious pudding or treat. Add more or less turmeric for the color or to make a Turmeric Lemon Chia Pudding. Be sure to let the chia seeds sit for a while for best results. And also hydrate well (drink water!) when eating decent amount of chia seeds in pudding or other form.
Serve with a dollop of coconut cream or whipped coconut or non dairy cream and a sprinkle of lemon zest. For variation, use lime juice and lime zest or lime bar pudding. So easy and so Good!
More summery treats from the blog. All GF
- Mango Mojito
- Orange cream floats
- Vegan Cookie dough Blizzard
- Mocha Milk shake
- Brownie Batter Chia Smoothie
This recipe is also in my second cookbook! Loads of meals and meals and some desserts in Vegan Richa’s Everyday Kitchen.
On another note, how hard it is to photograph chia seed puddings!
Lemon Curd Chia Pudding
Ingredients
- Zest of a large lemon, or 2 small lemons
- Juice of 2 large lemons
- 13.5 or 15 oz can full fat coconut milk, about 1.5 cups
- 1/4 cup water, optional
- 3 tbsp or more sweetener, I use raw sugar
- a good pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp or more turmeric
- 3 tbsp or more chia seeds, 5 to 6 tbsp for well set pudding
Instructions
- Blend the lemon zest, juice, coconut milk, water, sweetener, salt and turmeric until well combined. Add chia seeds and pulse once or twice to distribute the chia seeds well.
- Taste and adjust sweet and tang. Add more lemon juice or zest to taste and mix/blend in.
- Pour the mixture into glasses. Chill overnight in the refrigerator. Stir once after an hour or so to distribute the chia seeds if needed.
- Garnish with whipped coconut cream and lemon zest and serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Looks so good!
Is it possible to use another “liquid” instead of the coconut Milk?
You can use other non dairy milks. You wil need to add more chia seeds so the pudding sets. Coconut milk sets well by itself.
do you think this would work using lime instead of lemon in the same quantities listed in the recipe?
sorry i just saw the note about lime! 🙂 Ps i LOVE your recipes, they always turn out so well and are so packed with flavour.
Hey Richa, absolutely love love your blog, recipes, presentation and oh gosh the pictures!! I have never used chia seeds before. How long will this dish last in the refrigerator?
3 days. Chia seeds are like the seeds in Indian Falooda drink which has seeds and milkshake. They absorb a lot of liquid and puff up.
Just made this and it’s sooooooo tasty!! I love your blog!!!
This was very tasty and easy to make! I was a little nervous about using turmeric in a sweet dessert but it added color without changing the taste. Also I couldn’t wait until the next day so I let St set in the fridge for 3-4 hours wit joy the added water and it set up well. Thanks!
Awesome!
I followed this recipe and my pudding came out with a very runny consistency, even over night and adding extra chia seeds. Any suggestions as to why it didnt set? Should I blend the chia seeds first??
thanks
What kind of coconut milk did you use? Also chia seeds sometimes take a day or so to fully hydrate. So as they hydrate and soften more, the pudding gets thicker. You can also use just the thicker cream part of the coconut milk to make the pudding. blending the chia seeds in will also help. But blending the chia might add a strong chia flavor to the pudding.
I used canned full fat coconut milk (not the beverage kind). Does the brand matter? I think it was Chaokoh. I’ve made lots of chia oatmeal and chia pudding and its firmed up fine. Strange. thanks
hmm, strange indeed. I would say add another 2-3 tbsp chia seeds and see if it firms up.