This time of year I eat granola almost every day for breakfast. In the colder winter months, oatmeal usually rules but come spring and summer, yogurt takes center stage. And to avoid complete and total boredom, I love experimenting with mix-ins and toppings.
In an effort to avoid overly-sweet yogurts, I buy a plain version at the store, often Greek-style, and then dress it up depending on my mood that morning. Lately I've been using chopped mango and chia seeds. Or toasted coconut and pistachios. What about you?
Maybe you like a fruity roasted rhubarb or a muesli? How about granola or your favorite jam? We'd love to hear about the ways you like to dress up your morning yogurt -- after all, there are a lot of spring mornings ahead, and keeping them interesting and delicious is important.
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lately blueberries, bran flakes, chia seeds and freshly ground cinnamon
in the past, banana and pepita granola (recipe here: http://www.sassyradish.com/2009/01/pepita-granola-with-dried-frui/ i always use the dried berry medley from trader joes-- it's the best!)
Raw honey and cinnamon or früesli and dates!
My base is always non-fat greek yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon and ground flaxseed but the fruit topping depends on what I have on hand: fresh berries, if they are in season, frozen if not; juicy ripe fresh figs during their gloriously short season; a sliced banana; or pumpkin butter from TJs during the cool, autumn months. But lately, I've been digging into my mom's conserves or compotes that she cans over the course of the year: the last couple of weeks have seen me use dollops of her apple, nutmeg and golden raisins and this morning was cherry, raspberry and pecan. Delicious.
Some combination of fruit, granola, and Trader Joe's lemon curd.
vanilla greek yogurt
top with rhubarb jam
top with GRAPE NUTS!
tip: leave sit in fridge for a few hours or overnight so the grape nuts get a BIT soggy (but still some crunchies)
it's heaven. tastes like eating an upside-down CHEESECAKE FOR BREAKFAST!!
http://www.beyondthestoop.com/2011/07/cheesecake-for-breakfast.html
Fruit (usually berries, but today, a mix of frozen defrosted peaches, cherries, and mixed berries. Top that with fat free Fage, and then top that with 2 tsp raw pepitas, 1 tsp chia seeds, and 1 tsp local lavender honey. You will cry when it is finished.
Lots of fruit, a cup of yogurt and only a little granola, and maybe a few nuts. I like it to be different every day.
Speaking of rhubarb - in the UK they have Rhubarb Yogurt and it is The Best Thing Ever, apart from Ginger Yogurt, which is also very good. Both are made by Yeo and, I think, but Rachel's. They both seem like such obvious pairings, why haven't American yogurt manufacturers caught on?
I always pig out when I'm there, and at those times I add nothing to dilute the goodness.
I love the simplicity of greek yogurt with a drizzle of honey. Both are so delicious, you don't need anything else!
I love greek yogurt with real maple syrup. Sometimes I add vanilla (alcohol free) and cinnamon in addition to the maple syrup.
I do the 0% Fage Greek yogurt with some combination of honey, ground flaxseed, almonds, cinnamon, and some kind of fresh (banana, peach) or dried (apricot, prune, raisin) fruit. Love it!
Almost every day, I have low fat plain yogurt with muesli, blueberries & honey.
Sometimes I switch up the fruit and have banana, raspberry or strawberry but I mostly go for the blueberries.
steel cut oats and dried cranberries make it into my yogurt every day. I love the punch of color (and flavor) that the cranberries give!
I don't eat yogurt very often (my son gobbles it all up, first!), but I recently discovered something similar and very tasty. It's rabadi, an Indian pudding-like dish. It's just milk boiled to 1/4 of it's original volume. I added a little cardamom and a bit of sugar and we ate it for dessert with champagne mangoes, strawberries and salted pistachios. But I had it for breakfast the next day blended with fruit. Very simple and lovely.
Orange marmalade! I had put other jams on my yogurt before, but find them a bit too one-dimensionally sweet. But marmalade has that lovely background bitterness that cuts through the sweetness just perfectly.
Give it a try, and if you're feeling extra sassy, top with Grapenuts and let sit in the fridge for a few hours to just slightly soften, as per J&H from Beyond The Stoop's suggestion above. Truly does taste like a cheesecake or a crumble!
Biscoff Spread! Or peanut butter, but Biscoff and yogurt is a great combo. If you have the cookies, crumble some of those on top instead.
Lemon curd is good too (or lime, orange, or any other fruit like strawberry or cherry curd).
As a side note, have you guys ever tried skyr? It's (ridiculously expensive) Icelandic yogurt, and it has an insane amount of protein in it. Siggi's version is very, very lightly sweetened and has some rad flavors. I like to eat it as is, no toppings, when I'm feeling like I need a little healthy fancy-food treat.
A sprinkle of cinnamon, a drizzle of honey, a handful of cashew, and ripe, fresh strawberries. YUM.
lately i have been quite obsessed with perfecting my granola recipe--riddling it with candied, fresh, and dried ginger, seeds, almonds, and golden raisins, topping the final labour of love with plenty of goats milk yogurt.
thats breakfast. But lately i have also been obsessed with yogurt for dessert. Favorite variations: (one of the following; simple is best) orange zest, tahini, homemade jam, rose or orangeflower water, and always with a generous spoonful of honey.All you need is a spoon...and a cookie...
I put a big scoop of Greek yogurt on top of a warmed slice of mango, coconut, and banana loaf. Yummy breakfast (or dessert), and sugar-free as well.
I made a batch of kumquat preserves a couple of weeks ago, and have found that it goes wonderfully with plain yogurt.
Also, for an afternoon snack or evening dessert, I sometimes like to stir in a little bit of brown sugar and cocoa powder, and eat with fruit (strawberries and bananas are best). It tastes soooo decadent and rich, while being way healthier than many other dessert options.