Ingredients
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Milk:
- 1 c macadamia nuts
- 3 c water
- ½ c pitted dates, packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp high quality dark cocoa powder or cacao nibs
- Stevia for added sweetness (use your taste buds to judge; I added almost a pack)
- dash salt
Pudding:
- 6 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 c chocolate macadamia nut milk
Instructions
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Milk:
Blend all ingredients in a VitaMix for a few minutes, till very smooth. You CAN strain through a nutmilk bag, but you definitely don’t have to. If you do strain it, you’ll get about two cups liquid; if you don’t, you’ll have about double. Not straining will yield a richer pudding.
Pudding:
Add chia seeds to the nut milk. Stir. Come back in five minutes, and stir again. Repeat this until the chia seeds have absorbed the liquid, and the pudding has a thick and creamy texture (if it’s runny at all, just add another tablespoon or two of chia seeds).
To make this a peppermint chocolate pudding, just add ¼ tsp peppermint extract to the whole mix (more if you want a mintier flavor).
