When I went dairy-free, the two hardest things to give up were yogurt and cheese. I’m glad I broke my addiction to both these food items, because it taught me how heavily I was relying on them. I always had yogurt for breakfast, and learning to eat more savory foods in the morning has completely opened up my options for what I can eat. Today I decided to play around with my grass-fed gelatin and see what I could come up with. I’ve made gelatin gummies, chocolate pudding, and today I thought I’d go for a fruit-based ‘yogurt-like’ snack. I say yogurt-like because I didn’t incorporate probiotics which is what makes yogurt actual yogurt. I first wanted to make sure I could make the recipe work, and then the next time I want to incorporate gut-friendly bacteria.
- 8 oz. full-fat coconut milk
- 2 strawberries
- 1 banana
- ¼ cup blueberries
- 1½ tsp. grass-fed gelatin
- Pour 6 oz of coconut milk into a blender
- Add the strawberries and banana, blend until smooth
- Pour mixture into small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat
- In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin on the remaining coconut milk to absorb the moisture for 5 minutes
- Whisk the gelatin mixture into the berry mixture on the stove and whisk gently while heating for about 5 minutes
- Add blueberries to blender, and puree with just enough of the coconut mixture to make a blue-ish paste
- Pour the blueberry mixture into the bottom of a 12 oz glass jar (or whatever conatiner you want to store it in)
- Place the mixture in the freezer and allow to cool for 5 mins
- Continue to gently stir the remaining strawberry mixture to avoid a skin from forming while the blueberry mixture cools
- Gently pour the strawberry mixture over the blueberry mixture, this is to create a "blueberry-bottomed" look to your yogurt (it's just for fun, you can mix it all together if you want)
- I pour the strawberry mix over a spoon which is held over the jar and let it cascade onto the blueberry mixture- this helps the two not mix together
- Place your jar in the fridge and allow to set, at least 30 mins
- Serve with your favorite garnish such as coconut flakes, nuts, or fresh berries!
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