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.
i love non-fat greek yogurt too!! I mix it with stevia, a tiny bit of peanut butter, and cocoa powder. Tastes like chocolate peanut butter ice cream…sorta….close enough!!
I love the greek yogurt with honey and granola. I’ll have to try the molasses though. My fave greek yogurt is Chobani followed by Fage (maybe because they don’t carry Fage in my grocery store). My quick fix snack is ritz crackers with sharp cheddar block cheese and marshmallows on top. You stick them in the toaster oven or under the broiler until the cheese melts and the marshmallows are toasted and it is some kinda good. It’s the perfect mix between savory and sweet.
I LOVE yogurt! I was allergic to it as a child (all milk pretty much) but once God fixes that, I was able to eat yogurt. My favorite was always the kind my Dad made. He would use a warm/hot plate of some kind and make yogurt on it. You know – I need to ask him about that, and I need some more honey! GREAT reminder Christy!! Hugs- Carol
My latest snack is a peanut butter and Riccota cheese sandwich. I know it sounds odd, but it is delicious!
YUM!
Try low fat cottage cheese on bread or flat buns then spread a little molasses on top, makes a great sandwich. With 9 brothers and sisters, we grew up on this.
Plain Greek Yogurt with honey, fruit and a sprinkling of Kashi Crunch cereal is the perfect snack and a go to breakfast for me! I LOVE yogurt and Greek yogurt is like clotted cream to me. I second the nomination for Fage–it is unmatched in textrue and flavor!