Best Fruit And Yogurt Recipes

FRESH FRUIT AND YOGURT ICE POPS

Steps:

• Place the mixed blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sliced bananas, yogurt, and sugar into a blender. Cover, and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired.
• Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup.
• Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup.

YOGURT AND FRUIT PARFAITS

Steps:

• Layer 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt into the bottom each of 4 tall glasses. Combine defrosted strawberries and juice with fresh berries. Alternate layers of fruit and granola with yogurt until glasses are filled to the top. Serve parfaits immediately to keep granola crunchy.

FRUIT AND YOGURT SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Blend the banana, yogurt, sugar, pineapple juice, strawberries, orange juice, and milk in a blender until smooth.

FROZEN YOGURT AND FRUIT POPS

Steps:

• Whisk together 1 cup yogurt and 2 tablespoons honey in a small bowl.
• In a food processor, pulse remaining 2 cups yogurt and 4 tablespoons honey with frozen fruit until mostly smooth, with a few small chunks remaining. Layer half of plain yogurt mixture into ice-pop molds, then half of fruit mixture.
• Repeat process with remaining mixtures; swirl with the tip of a knife to marble. Insert sticks and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours and up to 1 month.

BREAKFAST PARFAIT WITH GRANOLA, YOGURT, AND FRUIT

Steps:

• Set out yogurt, granola, and berries in bowls with serving spoons. Let each person layer their own parfaits in cups or glasses.

PASTA SALAD WITH CURRY CHICKEN, FRUIT, AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta and place in a large bowl.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallion greens and garlic; saute for 1 minutes. Add chicken, salt, and pepper; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. Add chicken to the bowl with the pasta. Mix in apple, grapes raisins, sweetened dried cranberries, and almonds.
• Combine yogurt and curry powder in a small bowl; pour over pasta mixture and toss to combine.

JACKY'S FRUIT AND YOGURT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder. In a separate bowl, combine yogurt, egg, vanilla, butter and blueberries. Stir mixtures together just until combined; batter will be very thick. Scoop into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.

FRUIT, YOGURT AND GRANOLA PARFAIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Stir together the oats, almonds, chia seeds, coconut flakes, sunflower seeds, walnuts, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon in a large bowl. Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and season with the salt. Bake, stirring halfway, until the nuts are golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool. The granola will keep in an air-tight container for up to 1 week.
• Put 1/4 cup yogurt in a juice or parfait glass and top with 1/4 cup fresh fruit and then 1/4 cup granola. Repeat with the remaining ingredients in 5 more glasses and serve.

FRUIT AND YOGURT PARFAIT

Steps:

• Layer 2 oz. yogurt, 2-3 sliced strawberries, 1/8 cup blueberries and 1/8 cup chopped pecans in parfait glass.
• Repeat layers. Top with remaining yogurt.
• Garnish with a few chopped pecans and/or a strawberry if desired.

OVERNIGHT OATMEAL WITH YOGURT AND FRUIT

Steps:

• Mix yogurt and drink mix until blended; spoon over oats in 2 cereal bowls.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Top with fruit just before serving.

FABULOUS FRUIT AND YOGURT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix grapes, celery, apple, orange slices, blackberries, and walnuts in a large bowl; add yogurt and stir to coat.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the salad is chilled, at least 30 minutes.

FROZEN FRUIT AND YOGURT CUPS

Steps:

• Coarsely crumble the biscotti into 2 small bowls. Puree the yogurt and frozen raspberries in a blender until smooth and thick. Spoon the yogurt mixture over the biscotti. Drizzle each bowl with the honey and sprinkle the almonds on top. Serve with a cup of Americano coffee, if desired.

FRUIT AND YOGURT PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add shell pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Drain and rinse well. Transfer pasta to a medium bowl.
• Add oranges, pineapple, strawberries, and grapes to the cooked pasta. Add yogurt and sugar and mix gently.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.

FRUIT AND LETTUCE SALAD WITH ORANGE-YOGURT DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk together all the dressing ingredients and refrigerate.
• Combine lettuces, oranges, grapes, bacon and seeds in a large bowl.
• Toss together and serve with dressing.

FRUIT KEBABS WITH YOGURT AND HONEY DIP

Steps:

• Peel the pineapple, clean out the "eyes" and dice into small cubes.
• Peel and pit the peaches and dice.
• Peel the bananas and slice into thick chunks.
• Do not peel the apples, do quarter and core them, then cut each quarter in half across-ways.
• Put all fruit together in a bowl, add the juice of the orange, the rind, liqueur/brandy and mix gently.
• Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Thread the fruit pieces onto skewers and brush with the melted butter.
• Place on the BBQ/Grill for 10-15 minutes turning frequently.
• To Make the dip, whisk together the yogurt and 30 ml (2 Tablespoons) of the honey.
• Pour the dip into a serving bowl and drizzle the remaining 15 ml (1 Tablespoon) honey over the top, garnish with mint.
• Serve the fruit kebabs hot with the yogurt dip.

GREEK YOGURT WITH HONEY, FRUIT AND GRANOLA

Steps:

• Top yogurt with honey and granola, sprinkle berries on top.

BREAKFAST YOGURT PARFAIT WITH FRESH FRUIT AND GRANOLA

Steps:

• Place the granola (or muesli) in the bottom of a parfait glass, and top with fruit.
• In a small bowl, stir together equal parts of yogurt and sweetened whipped cream. Spoon atop the parfait.
• Decorate top with fresh mint or a maraschino cherry, as desired. Enjoy!

FRUIT AND YOGURT PROTEIN SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Dump in blender.
• Mix.

YOGURT WITH GRANOLA, TROPICAL FRUIT, AND CRYSTALLIZED GINGER

Steps:

• Mix fruit, honey, and 1/3 cup crystallized ginger in medium bowl. Spoon 1/2 cup yogurt into each bowl. Top each with 1/2 cup granola, then 3/4 cup fruit mixture. Spoon remaining 1/2 cup yogurt in dollops over fruit. Garnish with more chopped crystallized ginger and serve.
• *A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Greek markets.

TROPICAL FRUIT AND YOGURT CONES

Steps:

• WHISK yogurt, peanut butter and fruit spread until mixed thoroughly. Chop fruit into small pieces.
• PLACE 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture into bottom of each waffle cup, top with 1/2 cup of mixed fruit and a dollop of yogurt mixture.