Healthy, wholesome, filling, and nutritious. This dragon fruit chia pudding is the perfect treat you can make ahead and keep on hand when you’re in a hurry in the morning, or when you need a great healthy snack. It’s a high fiber energizing superfood & the perfect start of the day!
Boy oh boy, I have a SUPER good and easy recipe for you guys today!! This dragon fruit chia pudding or dragon fruit parfait is one of my favorite things I have eaten lately, and it couldn’t be simpler to make. All you need is 5 minutes of your time to prepare it and leave it in the fridge overnight so you can have it ready for breakfast the next day.
But first, dragon fruit. Have you tried that? Are you a fan? I’m quite fortunate to learn about dragon fruit since ages ago. They’re very popular in Southeast Asia and available here in California.
What is dragon fruit?
This exotic fruit, I mean look at its gorgeous color, has some health benefits. Each provides vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. And the seeds also contain an essential fatty acid that can help lower bad cholesterol.
How does it taste?
It’s juicy but tasteless. Or maybe a combination of watermelon and kiwi. It’s not as sweet as other fruits you can think of but still, one of the best to eat alone or in a chia pudding like this.
Red vs. White Dragon Fruit
A few years ago, I was lucky to discover the white dragon fruit in a grocery store. They are not as common as the red ones, and they taste less sweet than regular dragon fruit. And you can’t find fresh dragon fruit, try the frozen food area.
Health benefits of chia seeds
YUM, you guys. For those of you not familiar with this powerhouse ingredient, let me get you up to speed. They are very nutritious, an excellent source of fiber and contain protein and minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc, and packed with Omega-3’s.
How to use chia seeds?
There are many ways to use these miraculous little seeds:
- Soak them in water
- Add them to your favorite juice or smoothie
- Chia pudding
- Sprinkle on a salad
- Topping for your yogurt or ice cream
- Add them to a breakfast bar or granola bar
- Add them to your homemade crackers
- Add them to pancakes, bread, muffins, etc.
To make it fun, you can also replace the vanilla syrup with maple syrup or date syrup, and replace the milk with almond milk for extra flavor.
In short, you don’t need a ton of fancy ingredients to make this breakfast pudding. It’s gluten-free, totally kid approved and best of all, you never leave the house hungry again with this dragon fruit chia pudding!
Ingredients
- 1 red dragon fruit
- 2 tablespoons of chia seeds
- 1 6- ounce container of vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup of milk – divided see instructions
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla syrup
Instructions
- Wash the Dragon fruit with cold water, and cut it in half. Scoop out the fruit with a spoon and place it in the blender, along with 2 Tablespoons of chia seeds, 1/4 cup of milk, and half the container of yogurt. Blend on high until smooth.
- Pour the dragon-fruit pudding into containers, about 2/3 full, and place containers in the refrigerator.
- Place the rest of the yogurt, milk, and vanilla syrup in a blender, and blend until creamy (mixture will be slightly pink). Remove containers from refrigerator, and pour the pink mixture on top of the dragon-fruit pudding, and place the containers, covered back in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour. Top with dragon-fruit pieces before serving. Keep containers in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Enjoy!
I was looking for a cold drink recipe for the whole family and I stumbled on this article. I read and followed the instructions carefully and I made it deliciously! Every member of my family is so happy! Thanks for this
This was really good thanks! I’ve been looking for recipes for chia seeds because I bought a great big bag! I’ll definitely make this one again;)
I love how bright and colorful these look! Dragonfruit are so delicious and I love how you transformed this into a pudding!
I have never used dragon fruit, but it’s colour always intrigues me. It’s so bright and beautiful! I am such a fan of chia pudding too – this is such a great recipe! So colourful!
i love dtagonfruit…it made this so pretty
I have never ate or used dragonfruit. I’m not sure my grocery store stocks it? Any idea where to get some if not? Specialty grocery stores? Or a good substitute if I can’t find it? I love chia pudding so I’d love to give this a go!
Just the color of this gorgeous dessert is making me want to dive in and anything with chia seeds is always a little more alluring in my mind; super tasty idea here! Thanks for sharing.
I love anything with dragon fruit! It’s my fav…and this pudding did not disappoint!
I love the color of this chia pudding!
I have never tried dragons fruit, but find it so interesting after you have described the flavour. A must try for sure, especially in this chia pudding!
Beautiful! Dragonfruits add just a gorgeous color to everything. This sounds so refreshing and delicious!
What a fun and pretty snack! My girls would love this after school! Thanks for the fun idea!
I keep seeing dragon fruit at the grocery store and have no idea what to do with it. This is such a pretty and easy recipe I now know what to do with them!
Such a pretty and healthy treat. Thank you for inspiring me to buy dragon fruit. It helps to know how to use it! 😉
I have never had dragon fruit before and so I was excited to try it. This recipe is awesome! Thank you for sharing it!
Gorgeous…. I think I could even get my princess daughter who hates all things healthy to eat this, ’cause it’s pink. 😀
This is gorgeous! I haven’t had dragon fruit in a long time, but the last time I purchased it, it happened to be the white variety. This would make a superb breakfast treat!
That looks so delicious and I love it’s low carb and healthy, too!
I haven’t ever tried dragon fruit, but it looks so interesting. This must be really good, because it is so pretty.
I have come to love chia pudding, and this recipe was too pretty not to try! Thankfully, it was also incredibly delicious too!
This pudding looks so amazing!!! My daughter loves making smoothies and pudding cups and I know she’s going to love this recipe! Dragon fruit is so pretty!! Can’t wait to make this and thanks for all the tips on how to use chia seeds!!
I love dragon fruit and love chia pudding so this looks like a delicious combination! So pretty and such a gorgeous colour!
My husband recently discovered the dragon fruit refresher at Starbucks and it’s his new favorite flavor, so I’m sure he’d be head-over-heels for this! I’ve never made anything with dragon fruit before but I’m definitely going to have to give it a try.
Wow! The color of that dragon fruit is SO vivid. What a beautiful way to start the day for breakfast or a great sweet treat snack. I love how easy chia seeds are and the ideas you provide on how to use them.
I can’t wait to give this a try. I have been wanting to try dragonfruit, but have been to afraid to.
I love all the health benefits of this delicious pudding. It would be perfect for mornings or afternoon snacks.
This sounds soo good! It’s a beautiful color too
I have never had dragonfruit, but it looks really appealing! I am going to look for it at the market this week.
Beautiful and delicious recipe!!