Make a Yogurt and Fruit Dessert

This quick dessert is the perfect thing on a hot summer day. Or, it makes a great light breakfast alternative. And it is packed with immune-boosting vitamins!

  • Servings: 2
  • Preparation time: 10–15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 14 oz plain yogurt, or, for a less bitter taste, vanilla yogurt
  • 7 oz fresh, seasonal mixed fruits, sliced. Includes:
    • Apples (Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, etc.)
    • Orange
    • Peaches
    • Raspberries
    • Blueberries
    • Bananas
    • Any fruit you like
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 3 fl oz honey
  • 3 Tbsp salted nuts (optional, see tips)
  • Some mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Steps

  1. Slice fruit and put yogurt into a bowl.
  2. Whisk the yogurt until it is thoroughly smooth and without any lumps.
  3. Sprinkle the fruit with the vanilla sugar.
  4. Place a couple of spoonfuls of the fruit mixture into the two serving glasses.
  5. Add two spoonfuls of the yogurt on top and drizzle some honey over it.
  6. Make a second layer of fruit, yogurt, and honey.
  7. Add a sprinkling of chopped nuts and some berries or a slice of fruit.
  8. As a colorful garnish, decorate your yogurt with a few sprigs of mint.
  9. Serve immediately!

Tips

  • Salted nuts may be replaced with more fruit or nothing at all.
  • For a more dessert-like snack, add whipped cream, a little chocolate syrup, and a maraschino cherry to the side.
  • Try adding a little whipped cream on top as an extra treat!
  • It is safe to double, triple, or quadruple the ingredients in this recipe for more people.
  • For a low fat version, replace plain yogurt with reduced fat, or low fat yogurt; use a ½ teaspoon vanilla sugar; use 1 ounce (or no) honey; and replace nuts with fruit.

Things You'll Need

  • Spoon
  • Whisk
  • 2 serving glasses

Related Articles

  • Turn Vanilla Yogurt Into Dessert Yogurt

Sources and Citations

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