What Is Yogurt, flavored and How Can I Use It?
Yogurt, flavored rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 7 recipes to cook with it.
Key Points
- Plain yogurt sweetened and fruited for snacking, soft and ready off the spoon.
- Two styles: Swiss-style with fruit stirred through, or fruit-on-the-bottom you mix yourself.
- Welcome in desserts and baking, but keep it out of savory cooking.
- Often as much added sugar as a dessert, so read the label.
What is yogurt, flavored?
Flavored yogurt is plain yogurt that has been sweetened and given a fruit or flavor, the kind sold in single-serve cups for snacking. It trades the sharp tang of plain yogurt for something soft, sweet, and ready to eat off the spoon.
You will see it built two ways. Swiss-style (also called stirred or blended) has the fruit mixed all the way through, so every spoonful is smooth and even. Fruit-on-the-bottom keeps a layer of fruit jam underneath that you stir up yourself.
Cooking with it
Flavored yogurt is mostly a snack, but its sweetness and moisture work in desserts and baking. It carries fruit cakes and parfaits like Banana Yogurt Cake and lighter sweets such as Chocolate Banana Custard, where the added sugar is welcome.
Keep it out of savory cooking. The sugar and fruit will throw off a marinade or a pan sauce, so use plain yogurt there.
The sugar catch
The thing to know is sugar. Many flavored tubs carry as much added sugar as a dessert.
That is why a "healthy" yogurt can be one of the sweetest things in the fridge.
Reading the label is the move. For a lower-sugar version, buy plain yogurt and stir in your own fruit or honey. See yogurt for the unsweetened base, and the milder vanilla yogurt and lemon yogurt for two common flavors.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 酸奶，调味
- British (UK) term
- Yogurt, flavored
- en français
- yogourt aromatisé
- en español
- yogur, sabor
Recipes using yogurt, flavored
There are 7 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Summer Grape Parfait
Summer grape parfait: a two-ingredient five-minute dessert with seedless grapes and lemon yogurt layered in tall glasses for a refreshing fat-free finish.
Holiday Delight Cheesecake (Lo-Fat)
Lo-fat holiday cheesecake made with nonfat cream cheese, lemon yogurt, and egg substitute on a graham crust, topped with cherry pie filling. Lighter classic for the dessert table.
Summer Salad
Light summer salad with shredded apples, carrots, crushed pineapple, and lemon zest in a vanilla yogurt dressing over crisp lettuce. Fresh, fruity, and no cooking required.
Chocolate Banana Custard
A quick low-fat chocolate banana custard made with chocolate milk, custard powder, sliced bananas, and toffee yogurt. No added sugar needed. Light, creamy, and ready in 15 minutes.
Banana Yogurt Cake
Layered banana yogurt cake with toasted coconut, banana syrup, creamy pecan filling, and white snow frosting. A showpiece layer cake with three homemade components.
Citrus Lobster Salad
Citrus lobster salad with grapefruit, orange sections, and a tangy orange-yogurt dressing on fresh spinach. A light, low-calorie seafood salad with bright citrus flavor.
Tropical Fruits w/ Guava Yogurt Sauce
Fresh mango, kiwi, pineapple, and banana served with a creamy guava yogurt sauce. A no-cook, 10-minute tropical fruit platter for brunch buffets or a light summer dessert.
