Delicious Prune Apricot and Ginger Yogurt (No Fat/ Sugar)
- 2 large prunes (the already moistened 'ready to eat' type)
- 130 g nonfat plain yogurt (a generous 1/2 cup or so)
- vanilla flavoring
- 1 dash ground ginger
- 12 teaspoon oat bran (No substitutes)
- 1 teaspoon apricot jam
- 2 teaspoons artificial sweetener or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste
- Using an exceedingly sharp, small, flat-bladed, serrated edged knife (hope you understand that!
- ), holding one prune after the other in your fingers, chop small bits off till completely chopped into a small plastic pot.
- (A clean, used individual yoghurt pot is ideal - plastic because it will keep the cold yoghurt cold).
- I suggest a flat edged knife with a serrated edge because I've found a tendency to cut oneself with a rounded-edge knife such as a chef's knife.
- You'll probably want to lick your fingers clean at this point - before rinsing/washing them :).
- Add the yoghurt on top of the prune bits and add (just) a couple of drops of vanilla flavouring.
- Add a couple of teaspoons sweetener to taste.
- Not tried it with some honey instead but I expect it should be nice.
- Don't use sugar unless preparing and chilling well in advance because the sugar will take ages to dissolve.
- Add a generous teaspoon of a good quality high-fruit apricot jam or conserve.
- Sprinkle a generous dash of ground ginger or some candied or fresh chopped ginger if preferred.
- Sprinkle the 1/2 teaspoon Oat Bran across the top and stir the whole pot together well.
- SERVE.
- note:.
- This doubles, triples etc really well, but if making several servings at once you'll probably need to clean the knife after doing a couple as it gets really sticky!
- Please use Oat Bran - not oatmeal or quick oats, it's just the bran part.
- Oat bran is naturally really sweet and creamy and takes this from out of the ordinary to the realms of a high luxury yoghurt.
- At a push I guess quick oats would do, but I've tried it and it comes a poor second.
- Oat bran is brilliant for lowering cholesterol, is just so unbelievably good for you and what's cool about it is that it actually even tastes really nice!
- Well worth trying a packet and adding a bit to 'this and that'!
- :) It goes great in bread making!
prunes, yogurt, vanilla flavoring, ground ginger, bran, apricot, honey
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/delicious-prune-apricot-and-ginger-yogurt-no-fat-sugar-129184 (may not work)