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Dragon Fruit Chia Pudding

4/15/19

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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Dragon Fruit Chia Pudding


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5 from 23 reviews

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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!

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Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch, Dessert & Other Sweet Things, No-Bake Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, chia seeds, comfort food, creamy, fresh, fruits, gluten free, healthy, light, sweet

What Readers Are Saying

  1. Kate Berkey says

    April 15, 2019 at 8:12 pm

    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

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  2. Cindy says

    April 15, 2019 at 8:12 pm

    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;)

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  3. Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer says

    April 15, 2019 at 8:23 pm

    I love how bright and colorful these look! Dragonfruit are so delicious and I love how you transformed this into a pudding!

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  4. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

    April 15, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    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!

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  5. heather says

    April 15, 2019 at 10:50 pm

    i love dtagonfruit…it made this so pretty

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  6. Heather says

    April 16, 2019 at 7:02 am

    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!

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  7. Dan from Platter Talk says

    April 16, 2019 at 9:24 am

    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.

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  8. Wendy O'Neal says

    April 16, 2019 at 10:16 am

    I love anything with dragon fruit! It’s my fav…and this pudding did not disappoint!

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  9. Jersey Girl Cooks says

    April 16, 2019 at 8:36 pm

    I love the color of this chia pudding!

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  10. Aleta says

    April 17, 2019 at 8:18 am

    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!

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  11. Jean says

    April 17, 2019 at 9:51 am

    Beautiful! Dragonfruits add just a gorgeous color to everything. This sounds so refreshing and delicious!

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  12. Renee Kohley says

    April 17, 2019 at 11:21 am

    What a fun and pretty snack! My girls would love this after school! Thanks for the fun idea!

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  13. paleoglutenfreeguy says

    April 17, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    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!

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  14. Megan Stevens says

    April 17, 2019 at 8:44 pm

    Such a pretty and healthy treat. Thank you for inspiring me to buy dragon fruit. It helps to know how to use it! 😉

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  15. Kristin says

    April 18, 2019 at 5:27 am

    I have never had dragon fruit before and so I was excited to try it. This recipe is awesome! Thank you for sharing it!

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  16. Raia Todd says

    April 18, 2019 at 11:58 am

    Gorgeous…. I think I could even get my princess daughter who hates all things healthy to eat this, ’cause it’s pink. 😀

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  17. Jenni LeBaron says

    April 19, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    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!

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  18. chihyu says

    April 19, 2019 at 8:19 pm

    That looks so delicious and I love it’s low carb and healthy, too!

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  19. Katie says

    April 21, 2019 at 12:45 pm

    I have come to love chia pudding, and this recipe was too pretty not to try! Thankfully, it was also incredibly delicious too!

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  20. Amanda Mason says

    April 21, 2019 at 3:04 pm

    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!!

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  21. Hope says

    April 21, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    I love dragon fruit and love chia pudding so this looks like a delicious combination! So pretty and such a gorgeous colour!

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  22. Jacquelyn Hastert says

    April 22, 2019 at 5:49 am

    I can’t wait to give this a try. I have been wanting to try dragonfruit, but have been to afraid to.

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  23. Deseree says

    April 22, 2019 at 5:54 am

    I love all the health benefits of this delicious pudding. It would be perfect for mornings or afternoon snacks.

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  24. Anne Lawton says

    April 22, 2019 at 7:38 am

    This sounds soo good! It’s a beautiful color too

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  25. sara says

    April 22, 2019 at 6:03 pm

    I have never had dragonfruit, but it looks really appealing! I am going to look for it at the market this week.

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  26. Chia says

    May 28, 2019 at 8:01 am

    Beautiful and delicious recipe!!

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