Dairy-Free Pudding: It's Vegan, Chocolate and Inspiringly Healthy

Once upon a time, I thought cream was a necessary ingredient for rich, smooth pies. Wow, was I wrong! This vegan chocolate cream pie impresses everyone we serve it to, vegans and dairy lovers alike.  

It's easy to make 5-minute chocolate pudding with just 5 ingredients. Add it to our graham cracker/nut crust and you'll get a whopping 15 grams of protein and 62% of your daily calcium recommendation! It's healthy enough for a vegan breakfast!

Every birthday our boys request this pie. It's been their go-to favorite. It's creamy and ready to eat right away, but if you let it refrigerate overnight it magically turns into a Vegan Chocolate Marshmallow Pie. The texture firms and the flavors intensify.

 Click here for our favorite pie crust recipe.

The filling can be used as a stand-alone plant-based chocolate mousse, frozen into creamy ice cream bars, or used as a filling for eclairs. Vegan Chocolate Eclairs--you don't see those every day!  

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Look at these three beautiful ways you can serve this vegan chocolate pudding! It's so easy to make, you might just put it on your weekly recipe rotation! 

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Dairy-Free Chocolate Pudding Recipe

Prep

• 15 minutes prep
• Serves 8
• Suggested equipment: saucepan, blender (we prefer our Vitamix), pie plate

Ingredients

• 2 boxes of Mori-Nu tofu, one firm and one extra firm
• 1 cup melted semi-sweet vegan chocolate
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until creamy.
2. Pour into your prepared pie shell. (See Our Favorite Vegan Nut Pie Crust)
3. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Overnight is even better! 

Chef's Notes 

You can substitute other brands of tofu, but we have found Mori-Nu produce the most creamy filling. This pudding can be served in a dish with fresh raspberries, strawberries, mango…or as a part of another dessert creation. It pairs perfectly with the crunch of our favorite Nut Pie Crust Recipe.

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Written by Your Vegan Family 

Stacy and Markus live an adventurous vegan lifestyle and write articles about their experiences cooking global vegan cuisine, creating businesses, raising vegan kids, and traveling through more than 65 countries. They earned degrees in molecular biology and acupuncture, consulted over decades for healthcare companies and individuals, created businesses in Asian medicine and cultural immersion, and taught yoga in myriad venues.

We’ve learned a lot from eating a plant-based diet for 25 years and are eager to share more with you. Learn more on our About Us page.

Vegan Dairy-Free Chocolate Pudding Recipe Vegan Grocery List: 

• firm Mori-Nu tofu
• extra firm Mori-Nu tofu
• semisweet vegan chocolate
• maple syrup
• vanilla
• salt

Dairy-Free Chocolate Pudding Recipe Nutritional Analysis

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutritional calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. When exact ingredients are not available in this database, the closest substitution is made. 

Percentages are based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet for an adult. 

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