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Coconut & Raw Cacao Pudding dairy-free, vegan

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Don’t you just love happy accidents in cooking/uncooking? heehee! I think probably half or more of my recipes came to be because I was out of something, or several things, and had to try another ingredient. Does that happen a lot to you too?

Yesterday I was out of almonds to make almond milk, and didn’t want to wait hours for cashews to soak for cashew milk, and forgot I could have just made hemp milk 😉 So I used coconut milk to make our smoothies, which I never do. They came out even thicker than they are with nut milk, and they were yum-o, but Ashley didn’t finish hers. I left it on the table and a an hour later I saw her eating it… Eating it… She was using her glass straw like a spoon…
I looked inside the glass, and saw that the smoothie had turned into a thick pudding. What??? Immediately, I tried to repeat the recipe, which I hadn’t written down, and I tasted it along the way to see if it needed more of anything (I added more chocolate). This time I wrote down exactly what I did. Then I put it in a glass dish with a lid and into the fridge over night.
This morning I practically woke myself up I was so excited to come downstairs and see if it had happened again. It did! Perfect pudding consistency! I sliced some bananas, and scooped the pudding with a wet ice cream scoop. Then I added some 73% dark chocolate shavings for fun. You should have seen the look on Zoe’s face when she came down and saw it 🙂 “Can I eat that?” she asked. And she did,
giggling 🙂
A word about this pudding: It is so healthy. I made this video about the ingredients in this pudding, which are full of essential fatty acids, omega 3 & 6, plus protein, iron, zinc, magnesium, and antioxidants. Raw-inspired & vegan to boot 🙂

Coconut & Raw Cacao Pudding

Vegan, Raw-inspired
Add to blender:
1 1/2 cups coconut milk (not “lite”)
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp Chia Seeds
3 tbsp Hemp Seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
Puree
Refrigerate about 8 hours.
Makes about 3 servings.
Update: This morning I took this pudding out of the fridge and threw it into the blender for about 10 minutes—Awesome ice cream! Fruit on top and it’s like a banana split 🙂
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  1. Brilliant! I love happy accidents 🙂 AND anything with coconut milk. I’m so glad you happened upon this. Thank you for taking the time to make it into a recipe!

    ~Aubree Cherie

  2. That is sooo coool!!!!
    That “cream’ or pudding you can use for your cakes too. As frosting or filling. Maybe with lemon peal and real vanilla? Or this chokolate version you just made. WOW I can’t wait to try it as a part of pastries!!

    I love you blog 🙂
    Sigrid

  6. That looks SO awesome! And I am missing ice cream terribly as a new vegan! Gonna try it out ASAP…thanks for sharing!
    -faith

  7. Love your blog, do you think you could use So Delicious coconut milk, or do you think you have to use the canned???? I can’t wait to try this. Dawn

  10. Wow, that looks yummy. Can you tell me the country of origin on the cocoa powder, chia seeds, and hemp seeds. I tried to look them up, but did not see anything.

    Thanks!
    Betsy

  11. Thanks Betsy! I don’t have the chia seed package anymore, but I think the hemp seeds are from Canada, and it looks like the raw cacao I have is from Peru.

  12. When you used the canned coconut milk do you use the liquid at the bottom as well or just the thick cream?
    The recipe sounds delicious can’t wait to try it!

  13. Thanks Lina! Yes, I use the whole thing. If it’s separated like that and I’m not using the whole can, then I blend it and keep it in a glass in the fridge 🙂

  14. How decadent! Kelly, I can’t thank you enough for keeping me inspired. Bought your book for myself for Christmas and I find it hard to put down! We are up the road in Cheyenne and have a son with neurological issues and food allergies. Your knowledge and recipes have been a tremendous help. THANK YOU!

    -Alexa (lexieskitchen.com)

  15. This sounds so delish! I have not been using coconut milk for very long but am excited to try more recipes. Thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely have to try it! I nominated you for a Sunshine Award on my blog. Come check it out when you get a moment 🙂 http://snipurl.com/umuen

  16. Kelly!
    Uh..hey. LOL I feel totally awkward about the link thing now…it’s like I’ve been stalking, unbeknownst to you.
    But now we’ve met, okay?
    I really like your blog, and all the creative recipes you put up- even though I have no allergies and follow no “special” diets I just like healthy food, and being creative in the kitchen, so there are a few of your recipes in my “try someday” bookmark section.

    Don’t think I’m a creeper, k?
    Ha ha

    Becca

  17. Thanks Alexa! I cherish your saying I’ve helped 🙂

    Thanks Maggie! I really appreciate the Sunshine Award. That is so sweet of you! 🙂

    Becca, I know you’re not a creeper 😉 I was kidding around with you because you had some links to people using coconut milk, and I was playing by suggesting you add me to that list. Don’t be a stranger girl =)

  18. OK, I finally got the ingredients and am going to try to put this together this afternoon…wish me luck!!
    -faith

  20. Gorgeous. I have all the ingredients except coconut milk (can’t believe I’m out!) and coconut sugar. As soon as I get coconut milk, I’ll make this pudding, Kelly. Yes, I love such “accidents.”

    Shirley

  22. Hi Kelly,
    I’ve been reading your blog for a little while now, but it’s my first time leaving a comment I think. I’m in the process of being diagnosed with either celiac or a gluten intolerance. I’ll be visiting your blog even more now!

    This pudding has me so excited, I’ll be trying it in the morning and I’m pretty sure my kids are going to be as excited as I am. What kid wouldn’t love chocolate pudding for breakfast!?!

    Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe. I’ve got to go check your other recipes now 🙂
    Steph

  23. I made it this weekend and it’s delicious!!! SO good, that I posted a pic and your link on my blog, hope you don’t mind 🙂 I’m in love with this stuff, it’s so amazing!

  24. Thanks guys!

    Meagan, I don’t know what to sub for the hemp. Maybe it could work without it 🙂

    Stephanie, Thanks so much for saying Hi! I’m so happy you like the pudding! I do too, and it makes great ice cream also =) May I post your photo with a link to your blog?

  26. This might be a silly question, but will a regular blender go for ten minutes without burning out? I don’t have a fancy one yet, the ice cream maker is first on my list of gadgets to get. In fact, I think I’m getting it tomorrow for our twelve year anniversary! 😉 Thanks!

    Diane

  27. We can’t buy hemp seed in australia, can i use chia instead? also i tried this recipe, but only had coconut cream and it didn’t set, it was like delicious goop, do you know why milk works but not the cream?
    Thanks Kelly
    rwect

  29. When you talk about Coconut Milk are you talking about the ones in the can that are thick or the ones you buy in the carton for say putting on cereal?

  30. which coconut milk are you talking about, the thick one in the can or the one you might put on cereal?

  33. Oh, that looks delisious! Love, love, loove your blog. it´s just one thing i wonder and that is if you have to use hemp seeds or can substitute it with more chia seeds or something ? don´t have any home right now and i´m making this recepie for dessert TONIGHT!!