This gorgeous Rainbow Chia Seed pudding is full of flavor, color, and it healthy for you, too. It’s the prettiest pudding we have seen. Weight Watchers Rainbow Chia Seed Pudding is fun to make and quite filling. Even kids love this pudding that is fun to eat.
Why Eat Chia Seeds?
Chia seeds are tiny black seeds from the Salvia hispanica plant and were prized in ancient civilizations for their ability to give the eater stamina. The seed itself is mostly flavorless.
The tiny seeds expand in water, often up to 12 times their original size, making them quite filling and satisfying. You will get the most health benefit and feeling of satiety if you soak chia seeds in liquid before eating them, such as we do in this pudding recipe.
Chia seeds contain healthy fats, omega-3 fatty acids. I store chia seeds in my freezer to maintain their nutritional properties and add them to oatmeal and smoothies.
Weight Watchers Points – Rainbow Chia Seed Pudding
If your goal is weight loss, Chia seeds are a great addition to your diet. Although they are somewhat high in points because they are seeds, remember that they are quite filling and very nutritious.
Remember that almost all the points in this recipe come from the chia seeds, which are filling and full of healthy fats to give you optimal weight loss. Click here to track this recipe on the WW app.
Weight Watchers Rainbow Chia Seed Pudding – Step by Step with Photos
Talk about a colorful and happy way to start the day or as a delicious dessert. These pudding cups make a fabulous breakfast, snack or dessert, and young and old alike will appreciate the colors and flavors of this pretty, healthy pudding.
Step 1 – Soak Chia Seeds in Milk
Combine the milk and chia seeds, then let rest in the fridge to thicken as you prepare your fruit.
Step 2 – Prepare the Colorful Fruit Mixtures
Carefully prepare each layer, mixing with fruit to provide color, and top with a few fruit pieces. Creating the layers is a bit time consuming, but so worth it to get such a beautiful end result.
Step 3 – Layer in Dessert Glasses
Evenly layer your pudding, rotating the fruit colors and then top with more fruit.
Enjoy this beautiful, healthy dessert.
Weight Watchers Rainbow Chia Seed Pudding
Equipment
- 10 small dessert glasses
Ingredients
- 1 pint strawberries fresh, ripe
- 16 ounces mandarin oranges one can
- 2 kiwis large
- 1 pint blueberries fresh
- 2 cups chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp green tea powder matcha, optional, for color
- 4 cups almond milk vanilla, unsweetened
- 2 Tbsp Splenda Truvia, or a few drops Stevia
Instructions
To Prep
- In a medium bowl, mix the chia seeds with milk, and 2 Tbsp of Splenda if using. Cover and place in the refrigerator. (NOTE – Mixture is supposed to thicken as it stands, but if the chia pudding is too thick, add a little more milk to thin).
- Wash the strawberries, remove the stems, and slice, reserving the juice in the bowl as you slice. Sprinkle with a bit of Stevia or Splenda, cover and set aside.
- Rinse the kiwis and dry them with a paper towel. Peel and slice them into a bowl, and set them aside.
- Wash the blueberries and place on paper towels to dry.
To Assemble
- Remove the pudding from the refrigerator and spoon a couple of Tbsp of chia mixture into the bottom of the containers.
- Spoon the strawberry juice evenly into the cups and stir to make the pudding pink. Place three or four slices of strawberries on top of the pudding.
- In a small dish, add about 1 cup of pudding and place half of the mandarin oranges in the bowl, along with the juice from the can. Smash the oranges into the pudding, which will turn the pudding a light orange color. Place even amounts of the pudding and mashed oranges into the containers, and top evenly with the remaining oranges.
- In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of the chia pudding and several slices of the kiwi and mash them. Mix in matcha if using. Spread the pudding evenly in the containers on top of the orange layer, then evenly distribute the remaining kiwi on top of a green pudding layer.
- Place half of the blueberries in the remaining pudding and mash them into the pudding, creating the purple color for the final layer of the pudding cup. Spread the purple pudding evenly in the containers and top with the remaining blueberries. Serve and enjoy!
WW Information
WW Program 2025
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Notes
Nutrition
Is Chia Seed Pudding Good For You?
This Chia Pudding is made with almond milk, chia seeds & sweetener of choice; it’s a healthy snack loaded with protein, fiber and healthy fats. Chia seeds are full of omega-3 fatty acids and when soaked in liquid, satisfying to reduce hunger.
How Long Does Chia Pudding Last?
Chia pudding lasts about 5 days, give or take. The pudding will keep for about 5 days in the fridge, so if you make a batch up on Sunday and enjoy it for the rest of the week you’ll be on track to a happier, smarter, and healthier you before Friday. The colors may run a bit on standing but the flavor will be just as delicious.
Does Chia Pudding Go Bad?
Use pudding within 5 days of making.
Chia seeds do best when stored in the fridge or freezer to maintain their nutritional value.
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