Greek Yogurt Meets Molasses
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Sometimes you happen upon perfect combinations that just call out to the Southern tastebuds. Watermelon and Salt, Bacon and biscuits, Tea and sugar 🙂
Today I couldn’t resist sharing my new favorite combination. I’ve been eating this at least once a day for about a month now, especially when I was working on my book. And as soon as I’m done writing this, I’m going to fix myself another one because it is just that good. Sometimes this is breakfast, sometimes it’s lunch, sometimes it’s an afternoon snack. It’s always good though and if you are even remotely a yogurt or molasses person, you’ve got to try this.
If you’re not currently a yogurt person but love molasses (or honey), this may change your outlook!
Meet Greek Yogurt.
Not just any yogurt, greek yogurt is thicker and has more protein than regular yogurt. I don’t know a soul at Dannon and I’m not being paid or anything to blog about this particular brand (but hey, if anyone decides they want to pay me, my kids grow out of their clothes pretty fast…) but this is my favorite one to get. I get the individual cups most of the time because I can grab it and go if need be.
It is important to get plain. Not vanilla, but plain. That way we don’t have all of the added sugar and we can add our own. And believe me, some yogurt out there really racks up the sugar grams!
These little cups cost about a dollar each and I buy five or six a week to keep in the fridge.
You can also use this in place of sour cream in recipes if you like.
To make it like I do, add in one or two packages of Splenda.
I usually just add one but when I’m not feeling as sweet as I should be, an extra packet might help 🙂
You know you can use sugar if you want to, of course, but I’m saving my sweet calories for the grand finale!
Oh, and by the way, this little cup has 15 grams of protein and 0 fat.
and now it has two packets of splenda.. ~grins~
Stir that up really good.
Drizzle top with about one tablespoon of molasses.
OH how I love molasses. Deep, dark, sweet and bitter molasses.
Doesn’t that look good? Like a molasses sundae 🙂
If you don’t love molasses, this is also divine with a good drizzling of honey.
You CAN buy greek yogurt with honey on the bottom but that is just a big old mess. The honey is watered down and weak so just get plain (not vanilla) and make it yourself for the real deal.
Me. Happy.
Do you have favorite quick fix snack right now?
Tell me about it in the comments below!
“Good Mom’s have sticky floors, dirty ovens, and happy kids.”
~Submitted by Jayme.
OK, my “guilty pleasure” snack….
Pretzel rods (you know, the long sticks) dipped in peanut butter. Yum.
I really don’t care for yogurt but a quick snack I enjoy is graham crackers with a light spread of plain cream cheese. Their are a few flavors I’ve tried that taste okay too but plain is the best. 🙂
We just made plain yogurt overnight (so, so easy and CHEAP) and are eating it with honey and walnuts for breakfast.
Not only is it easy to make your own yogurt (and cheap… and healthy) it’s easy to make your own Greek yogurt, too. All you do is pour your yogurt into a piece of cheesecloth and let it strain out. The end result is thick and wonderful.
You can also use homemade yogurt in place of sour cream and we’ve used it in place of buttermilk in pancakes and cornbread.
I’m happy to have found your blog!
Could you share how you make yogurt? Would love to try making my own.
Yes Jennifer. Would you share your yogurt recipe?
My husband and I have a similar thing for dessert quite often: Greek yogurt (I get big containers at Sam’s) with raw honey and blackberries or raspberries on top – yum!
Mini pita with a small spoonful of cream cheese, a couple of baby spinach leaves and chopped tomatoes sprinkled with a little salt and pepper. Put in microwave for 20 seconds. YUM!
Oh my goodness! This is good and couldn’t have come at a better time. The doctor ordered an antibiotic for me that upsets tummies. I paid for my antibiotic and headed to the dairy section and got my favorite unsweetened Bulgharian yogurt with live acidolpholous (sp?). Came home made myself a bowl of yogurt and added some fresh strawberries for a little sweetness, opened my email and there was your message. I went straight for my jar of Grandma’s Molasses and poured it on. DH walked by at that moment and commented “Hmmm”, as if to say “You must have lost your mind!” Haha. It is good! I feel this is a “God breeze moment”. Thank you so much for posting it t this precise time!!!!!!
I love to snack on Chips and Salsa or popcorn. I have tried plain yogurt on my baked potatoes instead of sour cream. Might have to try this…I have never had molessess or at least I can remember if I had.