Flavoured yogurt - make your own
Budget baking and cooking tip
Have you noticed in the shops that individual flavoured yogurt pots are more expensive them a whole tub. If like me you need to buy a dairy free version the price increases further.
I got so fed up of having to buy 2 kinds, flavoured for breakfast and Plain for baking that I attempted to make my own, using a bought pot as a starter. It was a total disaster, and after a little research I worked out I was just as cheap buying it. So now I just buy one pot and flavour my own.
There's a lot you can do with a pot of plain non dairy yogurt. It only takes a little time to pimp it up, saving you money on your grocery's shopping.
My top favourite ways of flavouring yogurt, just mix one of the below into a portion of yogurt.
Sweet
- 1tsp Dairy free lemon curd stirred into yogurt or try your favourite jam
- 1 banana chopped or mashed with 1/4 tsp of mixed spice
- Defrosted frozen soft fruit mixed into you yogurt to flavour.
- Stewed Apple and 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Stewed Rhubarb and 1/4 tsp mixed spice
- If you prefer smooth yogurt, puree fresh fruit and stir in.
(Iv also found a few recipes on line for dairy free Carmel sauce that's made using yogurt)
Savoury
- Make Mint raita. By adding mint sauce or chopped fresh mint
- Use in place of Soured Cream with Mexican dishes
- Spoon into home made soup to give a creamy texture
- Use in vegetarian curry dishes.
- Mixed into dairy free mayo to lighten your coleslaw
Why not give it a try, and let me know if you come up with your own combinations.
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