Fitness influencer shares easy recipes to make chia pudding with 35g protein in 3 ways: Snickers, gajar halwa, apple pie

Vanshika Khurana's chia puddings are the perfect protein rich recipes for some sweet guilt-free indulgence.

When one has a sweet tooth, not loading up on empty calories becomes a Herculean task. However, according to fitness influencer Vanshika Khurana, it is perfectly possible to satisfy our cravings without going off track from a healthy diet.

Vanshika Khurana shares 3 variations for chia pudding. (@fit.khurana/Instagram)

Taking to Instagram on April 9, Vanshika shared three recipes to make chia puddings in as many flavours. Each contains approximately 35 grams of protein and is made from a single base. The detailed recipe is as follows.

Chia seed base for pudding

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp chia seeds (20 g)
• 1 scoop vanilla plant protein powder (30 g)
• 200 ml toned milk
• 50 ml water

Method:

• Mix and stir everything well, and let it thicken for five to six hours in the fridge.

1. Snickers chia pudding

The recipe contains approximately 503 calories and 35 grams of protein.

Ingredients (per jar):

• Chia base - 250 ml
• 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt (15 g)
• 1 tbsp peanut butter (16 g)
• Dark chocolate chips (10g, melted)
• 1 tbsp roasted salted peanuts (10 g)
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder (5 g)

Method:

• Mix the chia pudding base with cocoa powder, mix the Greek yoghurt with peanut butter and layer on the chia pudding base. Melt the dark chocolate chips and pour over the Greek yoghurt layer, and sprinkle the chopped peanuts on top.

2. Gajar halwa chia pudding

The recipe contains approximately 433 calories and 33.7 grams of protein

Ingredients (per jar):

• Chia base
• 1 small carrot (60 g, grated)
• 1 tsp ghee (5 g)
• Saffron (3 to 4 strands soaked in 1 tbsp water)
• 2 cardamom pods (crushed)
• Mixed nuts (10 g, almonds + cashews)

Method:

• Grate the carrot and saute in a pan with ghee, infuse the saffron into some water, into the chia pudding base add the sauteed carrots, saffron water , nuts and crushed cardamom pods, assemble and top off with more nuts.

3. Apple pie chia pudding

The recipe contains approximately 393 calories and 35 grams of protein.

Ingredients (per jar):

• Chia base
• 1 small apple (100 g)
• ½ tsp butter (3 g)
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder
• 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt (30 g)
• Stevia (to taste)

Method:

• Sauté the apple with some butter and cinnamon, layer the chia pudding base with the cooked apples and some seeds, top it off with Greek yoghurt sweetened with stevia and dust cinnamon powder on top.

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