Keep this smooth matcha chia pudding in your fridge and any time you crave something sweet, it’s ready and waiting for you. Chia seeds are filling, and packed with protein, and it’s the perfect green tea afternoon pick-me-up!

Three glasses of light green chia pudding with silver spoons and a hand scooping some pudding.

Step-by-Step Green Tea Chia Pudding

First, add your chia seeds to a medium-large bowl. Blend your coconut milk (or other non-dairy milk) with the culinary-grade matcha powder and the rest of the ingredients until smooth.

Step by step photos showing a blender mixing milk and matcha powder.

Add the blender contents to the chia seeds and stir well (photos 1 & 2). Then, let the mixture sit at room temperature for 10 minutes (photo 2).

A hand adding a green liquid to chia seeds in a square container on a white marble counter with kitchen towel.

Stir again (photo 1). Then, refrigerate overnight. Stir in the morning (photo 3). It should be the texture of tapioca pudding. If it is too dry, add more non-animal milk. If it is too wet, add chia seeds.

A hand mixing a green pudding in a square container on a white marble counter.

Chia Pudding Storage

This chia pudding will keep fresh for 5 days in the refrigerator. This makes it perfect to whip up a whole week’s supply.

A woman holding layered green and purple chia pudding with berries on top.

I made a combo chia pudding above by layering the matcha chia pudding with my berry coconut milk chia pudding above.

More Matcha Recipes

If I could have green tea in every recipe, I would and not regret a thing!

Matcha Chia Pudding

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Keep this matcha chia pudding in your fridge and any time you crave something sweet, have a few spoons – it is PACKED with protein and is the perfect afternoon pick me up!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Japanese
Servings: 6
Calories: 200kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add the chia seeds to a medium-large bowl.
  • Blend the milk and the rest of the ingredients until smooth.
  • Add the blender contents to the chia seeds and stir well. Let sit 10 minutes, stir again. Refrigerate overnight. Stir in the morning. It should be the texture of tapioca pudding. If it is too dry, add more non-animal milk. If it is too wet, add chia seeds.
  • Will keep for 5 days in the refrigerator.

Notes

You do not need to heat the milk like you would for a latte. The matcha powder does not need to steep any more than it does overnight. 

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 191mg | Iron: 3.2mg
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