Combine the soaked almonds, 4 cups of water, raspberries, agave nectar, coconut oil, vanilla extract and salt in a blender pitcher. Blend mixture on medium-high speed for 1 minute, until liquified.
Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve (or nut milk bag if you have one) into a medium-large bowl. At this point you will have a sweet, rich, raspberry flavoured almond milk essentially.
Place the chia seeds into another large bowl. Pour the raspberry almond milk on top slowly. Whisk vigorously to combine and prevent clumping of the chia seeds.
Allow the mixture to sit for a good hour so that the chia seeds can do their thing and thicken up the mixture to a pudding consistency. I find the taste and texture is truly bang-on after an overnight soak in the fridge. Whisk it up here and there to further prevent clumping of the seeds.
Serve pudding with fresh raspberries, shredded coconut, chopped almonds, cacao nibs or anything else you like on top. Store leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge.
Equipment
Blender
Recipe Notes
As stated above, I love eating this for breakfast with lots of fresh fruit. Stir a handful of oats in there and you've got yourself a fairly hearty morning meal.
Also, this pudding evokes that slippery tapioca-ish quality that is either love or hate. Just keep that in mind :)
Raspberry vanilla chia pudding can be enjoyed for breakfast or as a lightly sweet dessert! Naturally vegan and grain/gluten-free.