Creamy, naturally sweet, and perfect for busy mornings, this High Protein Banana Chia Pudding makes an easy make-ahead breakfast or grab-and-go snack. Sweetened with ripe banana and just a touch of maple syrup, it’s a simple, high-protein way to stay full without overthinking.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 4 hrs 5 mins
- 👪Serves: 2
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 378 kcals and 19 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Chia seeds, banana, dairy-free milk, collagen powder, and maple syrup.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, high fiber, and paleo.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: Creamy, filling, and meal prep friendly, this chia pudding delivers steady energy, tons of fiber, and a solid protein hit with minimal effort.
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Whip it together in just five minutes, let the chia seeds do their thing overnight, and wake up to a creamy, ready-made breakfast. Chia puddings are a go-to on busy mornings around here (right up there with my dairy-free overnight oats with chia seeds) because they’re foolproof, filling, and perfect for prepping ahead.
Make a few jars, stash them in the fridge, and you’ve got an instant breakfast or snack waiting (the recipes in my Rise and Chill Breakfast E-book are great too). This banana chia pudding is especially kid-approved thanks to the sweet flavor, similar to this banana protein pudding, and each serving packs 19 grams of protein, which makes it a win for moms, too. If you’re curious why that matters, here’s more on the benefits of a high protein diet and why you may want to amp it up.
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💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Simple recipe: This overnight banana chia pudding uses simple ingredients and minimal prep time to come together, just like these nut free banana protein muffins.
Creamy: Thanks to the secret of double stirring, the chia pudding comes out creamy and thick, not watery.
Naturally sweetened: All you need is bananas and maple syrup for this recipe, which makes it healthy and a hit with kids!
Versatile: This chia pudding can be used as a meal prep breakfast, high-protein snack, or even a simple, healthy dessert, it's so delicious!
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Bananas: The riper the better for this chia seed pudding, as you want the bananas to be as sweet as possible. This is the case for this banana protein pudding and single serve banana bread, too.
- Dairy-free milk: We tend to use homemade hemp milk the most, but any non-dairy milk works.
- Collagen powder: One of the cleanest sources of protein! Learn what collagen powder isand how it differs from protein powder (learn about the differences between collagen and protein powder, as well as natural foods high in collagen so that you can eat more).
- Chia seeds: These are one of the top foods I think every toddler should have in their diet they’re so good! Learn more about how to eat more chia seeds.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Toppings and Variations
The variations below work for almost all my protein chia pudding recipes, which makes it easy to switch up flavors! And if you love bananas, try these banana oatmeal cookies.
Crunch: Add some homemade high-protein granola to the top for extra texture.
Fruit: Top the banana protein chia pudding with fresh fruit and mix and match every time. This is what I do for my high-protein baked oatmeal, too.
Indulgent toppings: Make the recipe into more of a dessert and top it with coconut milk caramel sauce, dairy-free chocolate glaze, or Whole30 whipped cream.
How To Make High-Protein Banana Chia Pudding
Step 1: In a blender, combine the bananas, vanilla, milk, and maple syrup. Blend until mostly smooth.
Step 2: In a bowl, mix the chia seeds, cinnamon, and collagen powder.
Step 3: Pour the banana mixture into the chia seeds and mix well.
Step 4: Let sit for five minutes and then mix again.
Step 5: Portion into a jar and pop in the fridge for 24 hours.
Expert Tips To Make It
Once portioned into the jar, you can easily add in your fruit or mixings on top before it sits. However, they do become soggy sometimes. Personally, I prefer to add any extra toppings I want right before eating.
Canned coconut milk can work as the base of the recipe (and will make it taste richer), but know that it also jacks the calories up really high.
The secret to creamy chia pudding: Restir the chia pudding after it sits for 5 minutes. It’s the number one hack to make sure that your dairy-free chia pudding comes out smooth and creamy and not clumpy.
A high-quality collagen powder is key to the recipe. Though you could replace this with beef isolate protein, you will need to add a splash more liquid to the banana chia pudding as protein powder absorbs more.
High Protein Banana Chia Pudding FAQs
Protein chia pudding will last roughly 3 days in the fridge if stored in an airtight container or jar. You may need to give it a stir before enjoying.
Without anything else added, the best chia pudding ratio is about 3 tablespoons of chia seeds to half a cup of liquid. However, when adding in collagen powder to the recipe, you’ll want to increase the liquid a bit so that you maintain the best consistency.
No, you cannot use frozen bananas to make chia pudding. Since the bananas will release liquid as they thaw, it will alter the creaminess of the chia pudding. Plus,.thawed bananas tend to turn a darker color, which isn't as aesthetically pleasing.
It’s not common, but like anything else, chia seeds can go bad. If you want to extend the life of your chia seeds, store them in a sealed jar in the fridge. Stored like that, chia seeds should last at least a year unless liquid gets into the jar as you use it. You’ll know your chia seeds have gone bad if they start to clump together. Otherwise, I wouldn’t worry about it.
Chia pudding becomes runny when too much liquid is added to chia seeds, and they cannot absorb it all. That's why you want to aim for roughly 3 chia seeds to half a cup of liquid when making chia pudding. You can fix runny chia pudding by adding more chia seeds but you will have to wait for them to absorb.
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High-Protein Banana Chia Pudding
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Equipment
- small mason jars
Ingredients
- 1 Banana ripe
- 1 cup Dairy-free milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 3 tbs Collagen powder
- ½ cup Chia seeds
- 1 tbs Maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon optional
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the bananas, vanilla, milk, and maple syrup. Blend until mostly smooth.
- In a bowl, mix the chia seeds, cinnamon, and collagen powder.
- Pour the banana mixture into the chia seeds and mix well.
- Let sit for five minutes and then mix again.
- Portion into a jar and pop in the fridge for 24 hours before topping it with your favorites to enjoy.
Notes
- Once portioned into the jar, you can easily add in your fruit or mixings on top before it sits. However, they do become soggy sometimes. Personally, I prefer to add any extra toppings I want right before eating.
- The cinnamon is optional, it adds amazing flavor but does change the color of the chia pudding. I personally just dust the top with it.
- You can either mix the chia pudding ingredients in a bowl and then portion them into a jar, or you can add the ingredients into a jar and shake it to combine them.
- The longer chia seed pudding sits, the more liquid it absorbs (the thicker it gets) for up to twenty-four hours.
- Don’t skip double mixing the chia pudding! It’s the number one hack to make sure that your dairy-free chia pudding comes out smooth and creamy and not clumpy.
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Shelby S says
This is my odlest daughters favorite flavor! It's so naturally sweet and I love that I can make a few and have them ready in the fridge.