Oykos Chocolate Stracciatella Plant-Based Yoghurt Alternative, Vegan & Dairy Free, 350g

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When you have poured all the chocolate into the yogurt, there is usually some chocolate left in the mug. A rubber spatula is great in getting everything out. Secondly, at least when I grate chocolate it’s a huge mess. If not the whole kitchen is covered by grated chocolate, at least the table and most of the floor is. Nowadays I grate the chocolate on a plate in the kitchen sink, but it’s still all messy. What should you know before you hit that overwhelming dairy aisle? Here’s a rundown of your yogurt options. Astrup A, Geiker NRW, Magkos F. Effects of full-fat and fermented dairy products on cardiometabolic disease: food Is more than the sum of its parts. Adv Nutr. 2019;10(5):924S-930S. doi:10.1093/advances/nmz069

If you're looking for a Greek yogurt that is free of antibiotics, hormones, GMOs, and additives, and has stricter standards for how cows are raised, a certified 100% grass-fed organic product like Maple Hill Creamery's Whole Milk Greek yogurt is a fantastic option. Research shows that grass-fed milk has higher levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than typical corn and grain-fed dairy. Maple Hill Creamery's 100% Grass-Fed Greek Yogurt is ultra-creamy and has the highest standards when it comes to quality. It's USDA-certified organic and PCO-certified grass-fed. At first I used 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. For my taste buds that was too much. I decided to cut the amount by half. My taste buds commended. Different brands of Greek yogurts contain different strains and different levels of active probiotics depending on how the yogurt is processed. Some brands add additional probiotics to their products including for potential added health benefits. Take a look at the product label and look for brands that say "live active cultures". I recently discovered that you can do something similar with yogurt! Simply pour melted chocolate on top of a bowl of vanilla yogurt (since the yogurt isn't frozen, there's a little more time flexibility and you don't have to actually drizzle), stir, and voila! Stracciatella yogurt!Reykdal O, Rabieh S, Steingrimsdottir L, Gunnlaugsdottir H. Minerals and trace elements in Icelandic dairy products and meat. J Food Compost Anal. 2011;24(7):980-6. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2011.03.002 I like to use Dannon Fit & Light Greek yogurt, vanilla flavored, because I think it's just so incredibly creamy and sweet (plus I'm not in love with that sour tang in the more “hard core” Greek yogurts). It holds up to the chocolate really well.

One single-serving cup contains 4 grams of sugar and 16 grams of protein. This ultra-creamy yogurt is delicious, despite being nonfat. The plain flavor is subtly tart, so it can be used in savory dishes as well as sweeter options. If you prefer to portion your yogurt, the nonfat plain is available in a family-friendly 32-ounce container. Swap in Greek yogurt to replace some of the sour cream or mayonnaise in dips, dressings and soups. You’ll get the benefits of yogurt and cut some saturated fats from your diet. However, the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends keeping saturated fat intake to less than 10% of your daily calorie intake, which would translate to about 22 grams of saturated for a 2,000 calorie per day diet. We recommend switching it up by and trying a variety of yogurts, including no-fat, reduced fat, and full-fat yogurt, and seeing which one makes you feel best. When I added stevia to the melted chocolate, the flavor became really nice. Erythritol, even the powdered type, would have made the chocolate lumpy and gritty, that’s why I chose liquid stevia. Also in the yogurt I used powdered erythritol because of reducing the possibility for grittiness. Powdered erythritol dissolves in the yogurt much more easier than erythritol crystals. I added also some stevia to the yogurt to give more sweetness and reduce the cooling effect of erythritol.Stracciatella ice cream is based on fiordilatte, which is the Italian milk ice cream flavor with whipping cream and without egg, the basis of many other ice cream flavors such as chocolate ice cream, frozen yogurt or pistachio ice cream. Enrico Panattoni prepares stracciatella gelato Foto: La Stracciatella il gelato di Bergamo To make flavors even richer and smoother, you can add some whipped cream. Or decorate the servings with nice dollops of whipped cream.

Always look at the nutrition facts label when choosing Greek yogurt, as some products contain a lot of added sugar. It's important to note that plain (unsweetened) Greek yogurt contains a few grams of natural milk sugar, which is called lactose. Aim to choose a product with less than 10 grams of total sugar per serving and limited added sugar. You can also combine a Greek yogurt that is higher in added sugar with a plain variety to make your own lightly sweetened blend. Greek yogurt contains probiotics, which are "good bacteria" that may help promote healthy gut bacteria. Having healthy bacteria helps with digestion and immune function and increases the absorption of certain nutrients. However, it is unclear if probiotic-containing foods influence your gut bacteria. I usually melt chocolate in a water bath. I boil some water in a water kettle and pour the boiling water into a saucepan. Then I put the chopped chocolate in a heatproof mug and put the mug in the saucepan with hot water. I let it stand for few minutes stirring the chocolate occasionally. It doesn’t take long before the chocolate is melted. Just be careful not to let any water into the chocolate, otherwise it forms an ugly lump and you have to start everything from scratch. If you are a friend of mint chocolate flavor, you can add finely chopped mint leaves to the yogurt, or some peppermint flavor.If you want to make things really simple, you can use just 3 ingredients: 100% chocolate, vanilla stevia or unflavored stevia and yogurt. Melt the chocolate and add there 10 drops stevia. Mix until well mixed. Add 30–40 drops stevia to the yogurt. Mix the chocolate and the yogurt as directed. Add more stevia or other sweetener if needed. Instead of scraping the leftover chocolate I like to add hot water or coffee to the mug and make nice chocolate coffee or hot chocolate. A dash or more heavy cream, and a tasty and warming drink is ready. Alothman M, Hogan SA, Hennessy D, et al. The "grass-fed" milk story: Understanding the impact of pasture feeding on the composition and quality of bovine milk. Foods. 2019;8(8):350. doi:10.3390/foods8080350

If you enjoy the flavor of full-fat Greek yogurt and find it is more satisfying, then go for it! Just be mindful of your total saturated fat intake from your overall diet. I’ve used not less than 100% chocolate in this recipe. Might sound wild, but in reality the yogurt and the stevia tame the sharp intensity of the chocolate. Of course, nothing prevents you from using milder chocolate, but I recommend to use dark chocolate in any case. Mild chocolate might not give enough flavor. And really dark chocolate is simply healthier and low in carbs.

Each serving of vanilla unsweetened Greek-style yogurt boasts 13 grams of protein, 3 grams of sugar, and 10 grams of filling fat from almonds. Unlike dairy yogurts, Kite Hill's option contains a good amount of fiber as well as 10% of your daily value of iron. If you want a bit more flavor, Kite Hill also offers Strawberry, Blueberry, and Peach options. In my next trial I melted only 100% chocolate, and poured that into the yogurt. The chocolate solidified into tiny chips, just like I had hoped! I was missing more sweetness and less vanilla flavor, so I had to adjust still amounts of those in my following experiments. It’s good to keep the yogurt as cold as possible. Then the melted chocolate for sure solidifies into tiny chips and doesn’t dissolve in the yogurt. Today, the city of Bergamo appreciates the origin of the stracciatella gelato: the ice cream parlors of the city have produced a certificate of originality of the stracciatella ice cream, with guidelines for its production. The ingredients of the stracciatella are sugar, whipping cream and whole milk; plus the chocolate flakes, which must contain at least 58% cocoa. The original stracciatella ice cream recipe from Bergamo does not contain eggs.