This creamy, delicious Mango Chia Coconut Pudding is super easy to make and is a nutritious and yummy dessert or snack. Many Asian puddings feature tapioca pearls or sago, but we use chia seeds for our version.

Mango pudding popular in Southeast Asia
The first time I made this dessert was for a book club I was hosting. It was a huge hit and everyone asked for the recipe. Chia seeds were just starting to become a ‘thing’ but now they are everywhere! Almost every country in Southeast Asia has a version of a mango pudding, using either tapioca pearls or sago. In Vietnam, it’s called Chè chuối and includes bananas. In Hong Kong, a restaurant called Lei Garden made a hugely popular mango sago pudding featuring pomelo and it’s been copied all over Asia ever since. Our version features chia seeds instead of tapioca or sago and doesn’t require any cooking or pre-soaking.
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