Greek Yogurt Desserts: Easy Sweet Dish Recipes for the Heatwave

Greek yogurt is a type of yogurt that has been strained to remove most of its whey. It’s thicker and creamier than regular yogurt, and also has a higher protein content. Additionally, Greek yogurt also contains live cultures that help balance gut health, aid digestion, and boost the immune system. It also contains essential vitamins like B12. This is why it’s usually a very popular choice among health-conscious people.

During this heatwave, eating Greek yogurt is a great way to beat the heat because it’s hydrating, has a cooling effect on the body, and is easy on the stomach because of its probiotic quality.

If you’re bored of having Greek yogurt on its own, there are definitely a lot of desserts that you can make with it. Before we get on to the recipes, here is how you can make Greek yogurt at home:

Recipe for homemade Greek yogurt

Ingredients:

• 1 liter full fat milk
• 2 tbsp Greek yogurt culture

Instructions:

• Bring all of the milk to a boil in a large pot. Once it begins to boil, reduce the flame from high to medium.
• Keep the pot on the stove for 30 minutes or so to evaporate some of the liquid content of the milk.
• Pour the milk from some height into your yogurt setting vessel while being careful not to splash yourself with the hot liquid.
• Leave the vessel outside so that the milk comes down to room temperature.
• Add two tablespoons of the culture into the pot into the room temperature milk.
• Cover the vessel and let the yogurt ferment for 6 to 8 hours in a warm spot.
• Once the yogurt has set, refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• You can strain the yogurt in a muslim cloth for a couple of hours to remove extract liquid.
• Now you’re ready to use the Greek yogurt for the below mentioned dessert recipes.

Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

• 245 g plain Greek yogurt
• 22 g semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 75 g defrosted raspberries (you can also use fresh if available)
• 200 g cold whipped cream
• Sweetener of choice

Instructions:

• Bring the Greek yogurt to room temperature.
• Add the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and microwave for 30 seconds so they’re melted.
• Stir the melted chocolate into the Greek yogurt until blended well and smooth.
• Then sift the cocoa powder into this mixture too and mix.
• As for the raspberries, squeeze any excess liquid from them and add them to the chocolate yogurt too.
• You can whip the cold cream with a sweetener of your choice:
• Then fold this into the chocolate Greek yogurt and transfer into serving cups.
• You can decorate each serving cup with fresh raspberries if you like.

Peanut Butter Yogurt Bites

Ingredients:

• 122 g Greek yogurt
• 32 g peanut butter powder
• 16 g peanut butter
• 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
• 85 g dark chocolate chips
• 1 tsp coconut oil

Instructions:

• Mix the peanut butter powder with either or chunky peanut butter together.
• You can melt the peanut butter in the microwave, so it is easier to mix.
• Then add maple syrup. You can adjust the sweetness depending on your taste.
• Finally, add the dark chocolate chips to this mixture, followed by coconut oil.
• Spread parchment paper on a baking tray or use a silicone sheet, then use a tablespoon to place peanut butter balls on it.
• Make sure you use chilled green yogurt for this recipe. Dip each ball generously in the Greek yogurt, then place it back on the baking tray.
• Put the yogurt dipped peanut butter balls in the freezer for an hour or overnight.
• You can also flavor the yogurt with Cadbury cocoa powder and some sweetener, or add some melted chocolate into it.