Make Your Homemade Fruit Yogurt With This Simple Recipe

If you are yogurt lover, this recipe will be very enjoyable for your daily life. Discover our tips for making homemade fruit yogurt.

You probably already know that to enjoy a good quality of life, it is necessary to take care of our body in various ways. Food must therefore be one of our most important concerns. Therefore, recipes that help you reach your goal, like homemade fruit yogurt, are never too many.

The good thing about this type of preparation is that it has many variations and easily adapts to individual preferences.

Don’t like raisins? No problem, you don’t need to add all the existing dried fruits, you can choose the ones you like the most.

The important thing is rather the proportion of the ingredients you use to obtain a balanced mixture. Remember that if you put in too many ingredients, you are going to get too much for one person.

Homemade fruit yogurt, like any other yogurt, should be consumed within a relatively short period of time. The more days you let pass between your first drink and the next, the less beneficial it will be for the body. Even if it keeps well in the refrigerator, it is best not to leave it for more than 3 days.

However, if you want to enjoy delicious homemade fruit yogurt, you will need fresh ingredients for the result to be satisfactory.

Another recommendation when it comes to eating is to put the yogurt in the refrigerator well in advance, so that it can get the most of its freshness.

Learn how to make fruit yogurt 

For a balanced, energizing, nutritious and satiating breakfast, there is no better choice than a homemade fruit yogurt.

Especially if you have an exercise routine before your first activities of the day. It is a complete blend of ingredients which is very beneficial in the morning for improving intestinal transit.

Of course, the best base will always be Greek yogurt, but you can use plain yogurt or any other yogurt you like.

However, the result will always be different, depending on the variants you choose. And if you want to try a delicious and healthy alternative besides dairy, it would also be good to use soy yogurt as a base.

1. Homemade yogurt with strawberries

Ingredients

• 4 cups of liquid whole milk (500 ml)
• 4 tablespoons of plain yogurt (200 g)
• 2 cups of strawberries, cut into pieces (200 g)
• 5 tablespoons of honey (50 g)
• Grated coconut

Preparation

• In a saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat. Avoid it reaching the boiling point, because the idea is only to heat it up a little.
• Once the milk is ready, turn off the heat and add the plain yogurt. Mix well with a spoon, then transfer to a glass container with a lid.
• Leave the container in a warm place for about 3 hours.
• After this time, put the container in the refrigerator overnight. You will finish the preparation the next day.
• Remove the yogurt from the refrigerator and stir with a spoon. Add the honey while stirring constantly.
• To add the strawberry pieces, there are 2 options: you can simply add them to the creamy mixture and stir, or you can make a jam and spread it.
• If you choose the latter option, simmer the pieces of strawberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 cup of water and mix until you get a jam.
• Let everything sit until it reaches room temperature and enjoy.

As a final touch, you can sprinkle some grated coconut on top.

2. Homemade fruit and cereal yogurt

Ingredients

• 1 cup of rolled oats (100 g)
• 3 cups of plain yogurt (300 g)
• 2 tablespoons of almonds (20 g)
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon (20 g)
• 2 medium bananas (175 g)
• 1/2 peeled orange (60 g)
• 3 slices of kiwi (25 g)

Preparation

• Wash and then cut all the fruit into small pieces (preferably into cubes of about 2 cm).
• Take the cups of plain yogurt and pour them into a container.
• Then add the fruit and mix with a spoon. Repeat the process with the almonds and oatmeal.
• Once everything is well mixed, then add the spoonful of cinnamon and stir again so that it does not collect in one place.
• Although it is not recommended to add more ingredients, if you wish, you can also add half a teaspoon of honey to give a sweeter taste.

Remember that these recipes aim to have a balanced diet.