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  • Makes 6 puddings
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This easy Tropical Chia Pudding will brighten up any morning when you crave something cool and refreshing the minute you wake up. The flavors of banana, mango, and passionfruit make you feel like you’re on vacation every day.

Excerpted from Cozy Vegan: 100 Delicious, Plant-Based Comfort Food Recipes, © 2026, Liz Douglas. Photography © 2026 by Miranda Stokkelo. Reproduced by permission of Simon Element, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup mashed overripe banana (about 2 bananas)
  • 2 cups unsweetened plant‑based milk
  • ½ cup chia seeds
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 mangoes, peeled and diced (or substitute 1¾ cups or 300 grams frozen mango, thawed)
  • 2 passionfruit (or substitute ¼ cup frozen passionfruit pulp, thawed)
  • Toasted coconut flakes to serve (optional)

Instructions

  • Combine the mashed banana, milk, chia seeds, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix well to combine. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, then mix again to ensure it is well combined.
  • If using thawed frozen mango, blitz in a blender until a smooth, thick puree.
  • Divide half the mango between six jars or containers. Top with roughly half the chia mixture. Repeat with the remaining mango and chia mixture to form two layers of each.
  • Halve the passionfruit and scoop out the pulp. Add some to the top of each chia pudding, then chill for at least 3 hours, or up to three days. When you’re ready to eat, sprinkle on some toasted coconut flakes if using and enjoy!
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (1 pudding): 310 calories, 61 g carbohydrates, 6 g protein, 6 g total fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 100 mg sodium, 6 g fiber, 40 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Glow Diaries founder Liz Douglas poses in her kitchen wearing a short sleeve fuzzy blue cardigan, smiling, with some vegetables on a cutting board on the counter beside her

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Liz Douglas

Liz Douglas is a home cook, new mom, and the founder of Glow Diaries. With a background as a food buyer and product developer for some of the world’s largest retailers, she is now a plant-based foodie influencer, recipe developer, writer, and podcast host. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and child. Follow her @GlowDiaries___.
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