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Why You’ll LOVE This Recipe

In the fall every food comes in a pumpkin spice flavor. Your yogurt may as well also be pumpkin spice!

Many recipes don’t require the full can of pumpkin. This recipe is a great way to use up that remaining pumpkin.

Ingredients

Pumpkin– I used 100% pure pumpkin but if you can only find another similar version of canned pumpkin, this recipe will still turn out great.

Greek Yogurt– For a less sweet version use plain. If you prefer a sweeter yogurt opt for vanilla!

Nutmeg– This is where the ‘pumpkin spice’ comes into play!

Cinnamon– You know this would show up!

Now, I don’t think it can make the list of official ingredients but I add a pinch of salt to the mix. This may seem strange but if you add just a small amount the pumpkin spice flavors are emphasized!

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Yogurt

Making this Pumpkin Spice Yogurt is incredibly easy!

Start by measuring out your yogurt into your desired container (see the Expert Tips and Tricks section for a detail on this!). Next up, add in the pumpkin puree and spices. Give it a good mix and you’re ready to go!

Whether you’re going to eat it with a spoon or have it as a dip you’re sure to get the fall flavors you’re looking for!

What To Pair With Pumpkin Spice Yogurt

The options are nearly endless as to what to pair with Pumpkin Spice Yogurt.

For a more savory snack try:

• Apple slices
• Granola
• Pretzels
• Rice cakes
• Pumpkin seeds
• Almond butter

For a sweeter pairing try:

• Graham Crackers
• Nilla Wafers
• Fruit

If you pair this yogurt with something else be sure to let me know in the comments down below so others can try it out too!

Pumpkin Spice Yogurt Nutrition

Pumpkin is an amazing source of vitamin A. This is a fat-soluble vitamin. That means it can only be absorbed when consumed with (or around) consumption of fat. So, using a whole-fat greek yogurt for this Pumpkin Spice Yogurt would be a great way to ensure you’re getting as much nutrition as you can from this recipe!

You’ve probably heard that vitamin A is good for your eyesight but have you heard about how it also plays roles in: bone remodeling, white blood cell activity, cell growth, and cell division.¹ These are some awesome benefits for simply enjoying some pumpkin!

Expert Tips and Tricks

My top tip for this specific recipe is to use a larger bowl than you expect. One cup of yogurt may seem as though you only need a small container, but once you add in the pumpkin and account for room to mix it all up…YOU NEED MORE SPACE!

Want to make breakfast easy? Prep a few batches of this Pumpkin Spice Yogurt into a large container or many small ones. Having them in mini tupperware with your pairings ready to go makes for a simple morning.

Lastly, this recipe LASTS. That means you can premake it. If you are bringing it to an event later or tomorrow you can prep it ahead of time and be assured it will still taste like you made it fresh.

A Word From A Registered Dietitian

Every food item suddenly comes in a pumpkin spice flavor as soon as the temperatures begin to drop. Some are delicious and some are just straight up wrong!

A healthful and balanced diet is one that is flexible to the seasons but mindful of what your body needs. A pumpkin spice yogurt is the perfect embodiment of this! You get a great amount of protein for your body all while supplying your soul with the pumpkin goodness it craves this time of the year.

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You may also want to try my:

• Savory Dijon Dip
• Simple Pumpkin Protein Balls
• Oreo Spiders
• Healthy Pumpkin Banana Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Yogurt Recipe

Pumpkin Spice Yogurt

Lauren Klein, MS RDN

Ready to jump head first into pumpkin season? Start by having your breakfast be a protein packed Pumpkin Spice Yogurt! This is a subtly sweet way to enjoy the fall flavors without the sugar rush.

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Total Time 3 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 1 Serving

Equipment

• 1 Can Opener

Ingredients

  

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• 1 Cup Green Yogurt Plain
• 3 Tablespoons Pure Pumpkin Canned
• 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1/8 Teaspoon Cinnamon
• Pinch of Salt Optional

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Instructions

 

• In a medium sized bowl add in the greek yogurt, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and optional salt.
• Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are evenly distributed. Enjoy!

Notes

• Don’t forget this is mainly greek yogurt. That means it must remain in food safe temperatures. If enjoying as a dip, keep cold.

Keyword Greek Yogurt, Pumpkin

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Citations

1. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-a/

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Why You’ll LOVE This Recipe

Have you ever been to Dairy Queen and have something you didn’t like? Yea, me neither!

This Peanut Buster Yogurt Parfait is a play off of Dairy Queen’s version. This version uses greek yogurt in place of the ice cream! This means there’s more protein in this small treat!

Another reason to LOVE this recipe is the simplicity. This treat is simply layered chocolate sauce, greek yogurt, and topped with nuts. Sometimes simple is best.

Dairy Queen’s Peanut Buster Parfait

Dairy Queen describes their sweet treat in an irresistible way- ‘Our Peanut Buster^® Parfait Royal Treat^® has loads of peanuts, mounds of creamy, smooth DQ soft serve and tons of rich hot fudge layered high for one tempting treat.‘

This is an ice cream dessert with a base layer of chocolate sauce, ice cream, then topped with peanuts! That sounds like the perfect sweet and salty snack.

Peanut Buster Parfait Ingredients

A part of the simplicity of this recipe comes with the minimal amount of ingredients! You only need three items and you’ve got a Peanut Buster Parfait!

Greek Yogurt– I love using greek yogurt in recipes. If you prefer a bit more sweetness, use a vanilla flavored yogurt.

Chocolate Sauce– This can be anything from Hershey’s to a high quality local variety.

Salted Peanuts– I recommend using salted peanuts as it create a delicious sweet and salty taste!

If you want to make this parfait a bit more special, try topping it off with a maraschino cherry!

How To Make A Peanut Buster Parfait

There is no cooking required or special techniques needed to make this Peanut Buster Parfait!

Start by adding chocolate syrup to the bottom, plop in some greek yogurt until its about halfway full, add in another layer of chocolate sauce, then, come back with even more greek yogurt until it reaches the top. Finish it off with EVEN MORE chocolate sauce and a handful of salted peanuts.

That’s it! The simplicity makes this a great treat to involve the kids. They can make their own parfaits using the portions they want. You can even encourage them to try to make a design on the side of the cup with the chocolate sauce. Maybe see who can make the best heart shape!

Expert Tips and Tricks

• When adding the chocolate layers, it may help to tilt the cup around in order to get an even spread across its entirety.
• You don’t need as large of a container as you’d expect. If you use too large of a cup the ratio of chocolate to greek yogurt to peanuts will be too heavily dominated by the greek yogurt.
• Use a fun spoon! I used an appetizer spoon to enjoy this parfait. This makes the experience more exciting than normal!

Variations to Try

Stick with the classics or make some change-up’s, it’s up to you!

• Try using caramel sauce instead of chocolate sauce
• Include some fresh fruit like slices of strawberries or banana coins
• Add nuts throughout the parfait
• Top it off with a swirl of whipped cream

If you find a combination that is just irresistible, leave it in the comments below, i’d love to give it a taste!

A Word From A Registered Dietitian

This recipe isn’t intended to be a ‘better for you swap’ for DQ’s classic Peanut Buster Parfait. It is simply a play off of it and something completely it’s own. Enjoy the classic if you want or enjoy this version if you want!

Now, about this Peanut Buster Parfait. This has both the sweet and salty aspects of the chocolate sauce and salted peanuts. In addition, it is jam-packed with greek yogurt.

As a dietitian, I love a recipe that makes greek yogurt delicious and fun to have. Greek yogurt is an amazing source of high quality protein. It also has an abundance of essential nutrients.

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Try these other recipes, too:

• High Protein Blondies: Peanut Butter Chocolate
• Greek Yogurt Bark for 4th of July
• 6 Sugar Free Desserts to Cure Your Sweet Tooth
• Basic Berry Protein Smoothie

Peanut Buster Yogurt Parfait Recipe

Peanut Buster Yogurt Parfait

Lauren Klein, MS RDN

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, healthy dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 1 Parfait

Ingredients

  

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• 2.5 Teaspoons Chocolate Sauce
• 1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt
• 2 Tablespoons Salted Peanuts

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Instructions

 

• In a small container add 1 teaspoon of chocolate sauce. Tilt the cup around for it to cover the entirety of the bottom.
• Add 1/4 cup of greek yogurt to the cup. Try to press the yogurt down instead of spreading it around. If not, it will mix with the chocolate.
• Repeat the previous two steps: another teaspoon of chocolate sauce and 1/4 cup of greek yogurt.
• Top it off with the remaining chocolate sauce and add the peanuts. Enjoy immediately!

Keyword Chocolate, Greek Yogurt, Healthy Dessert

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Greek yogurt is a delicious and creamy dairy product that is often paired with fruit and granola as a breakfast option but also included in many recipes for its consistency and nutrition!

What is Greek Yogurt?

Greek yogurt is a more-strained version of regular yogurt. Due to the processing techniques and certain ingredients a tangy, thick, high-protein product is created!

How Greek Yogurt is Made

Greek yogurt actually begins just as regular yogurt. It begins as pasteurized milk and bacteria starter cultures. It is fermented, then strained. What remains is the thick and tangy product you know as greek yogurt.

Because it has to be strained to make it more thick, more dairy is needed to make greek yogurt compared to regular yogurt. Now you’ll know why a tub of regular yogurt may be around $4 and a tub of greek yogurt is about $6- it requires more input of dairy!

Greek Yogurt Compared to Regular Yogurt

Greek yogurt and regular yogurt (I’ll just be referring to it simple as yogurt from here on out) are similar but have many key differences.

Greek yogurt is quite a bit thicker than yogurt. It will stay together without dripping if on the prongs of a fork. On the other hand, yogurt would slip right through the prongs!

Another key difference between the two is the nutrition. As you can see below, an equal 200g serving of each has about the same amount of calories and fat while the greek version has double the protein and nearly half the carbs.

Reasons to Substitute Greek Yogurt

There could be any number of reasons you would need substitutes for greek yogurt in your recipe. You may be allergic, you may be looking for a different texture or taste, or you may just not have any on-hand!

Selecting Substitutes for Greek Yogurt

Not all substitutes for greek yogurt are an easy 1-for-1 swap. Certain replacements would be a delicious swap, while others would not pair well.

Substitutes for Greek Yogurt

Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese is a similar food item in both look and nutrition. It does have the classic ‘lumps’ you think of when you picture cottage cheese but if used in certain recipes, you won’t notice!

If you are replacing the yogurt in a baked good mixture with cottage cheese, when all is said and done, you won’t be able to notice the texture differences.

Sour Cream

Sour cream has a similar texture and look to greek yogurt. This makes it one of the best substitutes for greek yogurt. Sour cream is something many people keep in their fridge at all times, so it can easily be swapped in a pinch.

Have you heard some people replace their sour cream with greek yogurt on taco Tuesdays. That’s because it is so similar. Hence, the swap in reverse can also be made.

Mashed Banana

Mashed banana works as a replacement for greek yogurt in some recipes. It may be able to retain some similar texture, but the ultimate consistency may vary.

If you are making a batch of overnight oats that calls for a serving of greek yogurt and you would rather omit it, mashed banana would be a great replacement! Plus, there’s still great nutrition in the mashed banana!

Cream Cheese

Cream cheese is an awesome greek yogurt substitute! It has a thick consistency just like greek yogurt yet is also plain enough to work in nearly any recipe. An added bonus? It’s pretty likely you have a block of cream cheese already in your fridge.

Yogurt

A plain yogurt will be a useful swap in many recipes. Really, the only difference you would see is a bit less ‘held together’ and more sweet of a recipe.

Mayo

Now, using mayo as a greek yogurt substitute sounds a bit wacky, but it works. Both mayo and greek yogurt have a similar texture and a sour taste.

Buttermilk

After butter is churned there is a sour liquid that remains. This is buttermilk. Basically, the milk of butter! Using buttermilk is a great replacement for greek yogurt as it naturally has a similarly tangy flavor.

One difference with this swap is the consistency. Buttermilk is more liquidized than greek yogurt. Depending on your recipe, you may need to use additional dry ingredients to make up for the difference.

Tofu

Tofu is something you can keep shelf-stable in your pantry as a backup.

All you have to do it pop a block of silken tofu into a blender and buzz it up! If you are needing the more sour taste of greek yogurt, add a teaspoon of lemon juice at a time until you reach a taste you enjoy.

Coconut Cream

When I say coconut cream I don’t mean coconut milk. When you open a can of coconut milk the thick top layer is what would work as the substitute for greek yogurt.

It will be thick and creamy but also comes along with a coconut flavor. This may be a great addition to your recipe or may completely clash.

Milk

It is possible to milk as a substitute for greek yogurt, although it is a bit difficult.

Milk is quite a bit more liquid than greek yogurt, that means you end result may also end up more liquid. The plus side is that if you add a touch of lemon juice to increase the acidity it would have a similar taste!

Mashed Avocado

Similar to mashed banana, mashed avocado is a useful swap for some situations, but not all. It has a bit o a higher fat content than greek yogurt so it may slightly alter a baked treat recipe. On the bright side, this is a way to get an easy dose of healthy fats that are great for you!

Nut Butter

Nut butter has an awesome texture and consistency that resembles greek yogurt.

Opt for a natural nut butter if the recipe doesn’t rely on the yogurt for stability. Use a more processed nut butter (such as Jif) if you need it for stability.

Homemade Greek Yogurt

Now, you may get mad at me for suggesting this one. If you are in dire need of greek yogurt and aren’t wanting any of the prior substitutes, you can always make your own! Use this recipe from Live Eat Learn using just whole milk and nonfat yogurt.

Make Something with Your New Knowledge!

Now that you know all of these different substitutes for greek yogurt here a couple recipes that include greek yogurt. Try out one of these substitutions if you don’t have greek yogurt on hand!

• Creamy Lemonade Protein Smoothie
• Healthy Jumbo Breakfast Muffins
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Smoothie
• Greek Yogurt and Herb Dip

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Simple Ingredients

Greek Yogurt Bark for 4th of July is the most simple and easy dessert and snack you’ll have all day. It has 3 ingredients and you do not have to turn on the oven!

Since it’s July you may have access to fresh and juicy strawberries and blueberries. If you do, use them! If not, just use frozen! Both varieties work perfectly well.

The third ingredient is greek yogurt. The base of greek yogurt provides the white backdrop to the patriotic red and blue fruit but it also provides ample amounts of protein and nutrients to keep you celebrating!

Make Your Greek Yogurt Bark for 4th of July Extra

If yogurt, blueberries, and strawberries is a combination that is just too basic for you… make your bark extra!

Instead of plain greek yogurt you could use a sweetened variety; maybe vanilla, blueberry, or strawberry. You could even drizzle on some honey or lemon juice to give it a more sweet and bright flavor!

Strawberries and blueberries too normal for your tastes? Swap them out for blackberries and raspberries! This will make for a much more fancy-seeming treat.

Want to take your greek yogurt bark to the next level? You can sprinkle on some star-shaped sprinkles to really get the 4th of July theme across.

Storing Greek Yogurt Bark

After the initial freezing of the greek yogurt bark, break it up into smaller pieces.

Once the bark is in more manageable sizes place in an airtight bag or container and place back in freezer for storage up to 3 months.

Prior to eating, place the amount of greek yogurt bark you would like to have in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This allows the bark to soften without melting completely!

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Looking for some other dishes for your 4th of July celebration? Try out my:

• Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing
• Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon
• Pigs In A Blanket with Everything But The Bagel Seasoning

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Greek Yogurt Bark for 4th of July

When 4th of July rolls around you go on the hunt for every red, white, and blue food known to man to make the day a bit more celebratory! Use greek yogurt, strawberries, and blueberries to make a healthy and refreshing Greek Yogurt Bark for 4th of July.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

  

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• 1-2 Cups Greek Yogurt
• 1/2 Cup Blueberries
• 1/2 Cup Strawberries

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Instructions

 

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Clean your fruit and slice strawberries.
• Use a spoon to make an even height of greek yogurt on your parchment paper (about 1/4 inch).
• Evenly sprinkle on your fruit.
• Place in freezer for 2 hours or until frozen.

Notes

• Be sure to check out the Storing Instructions above!

Keyword Greek Yogurt, Healthy Dessert

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