My Favorite Quick Fix Snack – (greek yogurt meets molasses)
Sometimes you happen upon perfect combinations that just call out to the Southern tastebuds. Watermelon and Salt, Bacon and biscuits, Tea and sugar 🙂
Today I couldn’t resist sharing my new favorite combination. I’ve been eating this at least once a day for about a month now, especially when I was working on my book. And as soon as I’m done writing this, I’m going to fix myself another one because it is just that good. Sometimes this is breakfast, sometimes it’s lunch, sometimes it’s an afternoon snack. It’s always good though and if you are even remotely a yogurt or molasses person, you’ve got to try this.
If you’re not currently a yogurt person but love molasses (or honey), this may change your outlook!
Meet Greek Yogurt.
Not just any yogurt, greek yogurt is thicker and has more protein than regular yogurt. I don’t know a soul at Dannon and I’m not being paid or anything to blog about this particular brand (but hey, if anyone decides they want to pay me, my kids grow out of their clothes pretty fast…) but this is my favorite one to get. I get the individual cups most of the time because I can grab it and go if need be.
It is important to get plain. Not vanilla, but plain. That way we don’t have all of the added sugar and we can add our own. And believe me, some yogurt out there really racks up the sugar grams!
These little cups cost about a dollar each and I buy five or six a week to keep in the fridge.
You can also use this in place of sour cream in recipes if you like.
To make it like I do, add in one or two packages of Splenda.
I usually just add one but when I’m not feeling as sweet as I should be, an extra packet might help 🙂
You know you can use sugar if you want to, of course, but I’m saving my sweet calories for the grand finale!
Oh, and by the way, this little cup has 15 grams of protein and 0 fat.
and now it has two packets of splenda.. ~grins~
Stir that up really good.
Drizzle top with about one tablespoon of molasses.
OH how I love molasses. Deep, dark, sweet and bitter molasses.
Doesn’t that look good? Like a molasses sundae 🙂
If you don’t love molasses, this is also divine with a good drizzling of honey.
You CAN buy greek yogurt with honey on the bottom but that is just a big old mess. The honey is watered down and weak so just get plain (not vanilla) and make it yourself for the real deal.
Me. Happy.
Do you have favorite quick fix snack right now?
Tell me about it in the comments below!
“Good Mom’s have sticky floors, dirty ovens, and happy kids.”
~Submitted by Jayme.
Sweeten plain yogurt with a bit of frozen orange juice to taste. Add a few drops of almond extract or vanilla if you prefer. Drizzle over peeled sliced oranges. Put in the freezer just long enough to partially freeze a little. Serve on a platter with sliced almonds. Looks and tastes delicious! Serve on a pretty platter for company. Thanks for you wonderful recipes and delightful blog & website Christy. I use your cookbook all the time now. Thanks girls for the ideas above!
Oh that sounds delicious!!
OMG! I want it now – oranges….yogurt…almonds!
i love to eat Greek yogurt with honey, cinnamon and walnuts! So good – it’s like baklava.
My favorite brand is Fage and I like the full fat because it takes a lot less of it to make me feel full than the nonfat. Nonfat i could eat a whole big container. Full fat I take like two heaping tablespoons and I’m good.
I also use it in place of sour cream a lot. I love to put it on baked potatoes and even mix it in with rice pilaf. And on tacos!
Oh WOW, great ideas!!
I love Greek yogurt. Fage is my favorite brand but I also like Chobani, especially the lemon flavor.
I love to sprinkle GRAPENUTS (not the flakes) but the ‘buds’ in my yogurt – I love the ‘nutty’ taste and the crunch is satisfying!
Ohhh, that sounds good. Thanks for sharing!
Has anyone tried it with honey and cinnamon?
I am absolutely trying this as soon as I can get some more yogurt.. mine is not plain,, its all flavored already..but yum yum yummmmmmm
Can’t wait to hear what you think Joann!!
Greek yogurt is too thick for me too. I take Vanilla Activia and mix 1/4 cup frozen plain cherries (thawed) in it. It is delicious and good for you too. (Keeps you regular.)
My goodness, Christy! I hadn’t noticed it was your blog, and was I surprised. You’re a lovely Southern gal with whom I hadn’t previously associated with some of our wacky greek yogurt uses here in Calif. j/k, you are a dear, and I’d love to have coffee or tea with you. Just a riff on the molasses: dark maple syrup! ooo, delish. Given time I love to chop an apple, throw in some raisins and perhaps a few nuts, cinnamon, and whatever your pleasure to sweeten. Our local strawberry farm was open yesterday: 6 baskets later, heheeee, I sat down and proceeded to down a whole basket. I dipped them in plain NF greek yogurt (Fage is my fav brand) then in brown sugar. Yum. First had that combo served in wide goblets in Paris. Today at Costco another quart of the yogurt was purchased. I always mix the whey which separates though King Arthur Flour suggests saving it and using as buttermilk sub. It’s high in nutrition = too precious to waste. I used to make my own yogurt for 25+ years and strain in refrig for 24 hr to change it to greek-style. That’s gone out the window with space constraints in the ‘frig. Too tired to cook tonight, dinner will be a large cup of the yogurt with berries mixed in. Greek yogurt = wicked good food. 🙂
Oh WOW, those are some great suggestions Wendy!!! I can’t wait to try some of them!