Vanilla and Choc Chia Seed Pudding

Serves 2

• 1 ¼ cups almond milk
• 3 pitted dates or sweetener of choice, to taste
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2.5 tbs raw cacao or unsweetened cocoa powder (if making chocolate pudding)
• ¼ cup chia seeds

1. Place almond milk, dates, vanilla and cacao in blender and process until dates are pulverized. A Vitamix does a great job with this. If your blender leaves the dates too chunky, you can strain the mixture before adding it to the chia seeds.
2. Pour chia seeds into a medium container and add almond milk mixture. Stir immediately to combine otherwise you may end up with blobs of chia seeds. Allow to sit on countertop and stir every 5 minutes. After 15 minutes, it should have thickened.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. I usually do this the night before. Stays in the fridge for as long as your almond milk would. Fun to add toppings like fresh fruit, coconut or chopped nuts.

From: http://pamelasalzman.com/vanilla-and-chocolate-chia-seed-pudding-recipes/