Help me use this yogurt?

[frugalmama]

I got 8 of the large {32oz?} tubs of Vanilla Fat Free Yogurt at my grocery last night for free after coupons. We eat yogurt, but normally it's only DD eating the strawberry go-gurts so I'm not really sure what to do with this much vanilla yogurt.

Any ideas? I also have a ton {10lbs} of over ripe bananas to use I got super cheap, so anything that involves both is a bonus.

[allnaturalmom]

Many banana baked goods call for sour cream in their recipe.... you can sub yogurt and it will come out just fine. This will use them both up at the same time.
Banana muffins, bread, cake, bars, etc.... They usually freeze well so you can stock up your freezer.

Banana-yogurt smoothies! Yum!

Making me hungry!!

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[CookiePie]

This time of year I like banana bread, muffins, pancakes, all of which freeze beautifully look for recipes that also call for yogurt. Smoothies, frozen pops blend the bananas & yogurt in the blender maybe add some strawberries use a mold & freeze. You can also just stick pop sticks in the bananas & wrap well & freeze for the ultimate whole foods dessert, although it is much better in the hot summer months! Straight up yogurt with sliced bananas maybe with some granola on top, yummy. I add bananas & peanut butter to my oatmeal in the morning & it is addicting! You can also peel & freeze any bananas that you don't get to use right away. Then you can use them in smoothies or freeze some in the right amount to use for recipes. I always seek out the reduced price organic bananas at my grocery store for all of these yummy ideas!

[calebsmommy25]

My favorite oatmeal muffins. I got the recipe from hillybilly housewife, but changed it a bit. I have made it with all whole wheat flour, but the muffins come out better if you mix them. You can easily add in bananas. I have used about 1/2 cup of craisins, but my favorite is blueberries. I'm sure these would freeze well, they never make it that long in our house...

1 cup oatmeal
1 cup yogurt
1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup white unbleached or bread flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix oatmeal and yogurt in mixing bowl and let stand so oatmeal can absorb some of the yogurty goodness. Add egg, sugar and oil. Mix well. Add flour, soda, salt and powder. Mix until just moistened. Don't overmix.

Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes.


Cornbread

2 cups cornmeal
1 1/2 cups flour (I've never tried whole wheat, just unbleached white flour)
2 1/2 cups of milk (this is where I've subbed yogurt in a jam, I think it ended up being 1 cup of milk and 1 1/2 of yogurt)
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (beaten)
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup melted butter (can use all oil or all butter, I liked the combo of both)
2 teaspoons baking powder

Combine cornmeal and milk, let stand for about 10 minutes. In large bowl whisk flour, powder, salt and sugar. Mix in corn meal mixture, eggs and oil. Mix for atleast 5 minutes. Pour into 9 X 13 pan and bake for 30-35 minutes (at 400, but reduce to 375 if using glass), or until knife comes out clean.

Honey butter: Soften butter, mix it with honey to taste, a bit of salt and cinnamon and nutmeg.

[phatchristy]

I'd make some yogurt pancakes--I've seen recipes for them, but essentially you can substituted yogurt in for buttermilk. You could then make a 'sauce' out of bananas, butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. Sort of like a bananas foster pancake.

Well, that was my first thought LOL.

Second definitely banana muffins using yogurt instead of buttermilk.

If you run out of time, just thow the bananas whole into the freezer. The peels will turn dark brown, but the insides are fine. Then, when you need one for muffins/mashed bananas. Take one out, let it thaw and snip one of the ends and push the insides out like toothpaste. Yogurt is also good usually for a week or so past the date.

And, don't forget banana smoothies. Yogurt--banana--little milk--maybe a little sweetener (honey, sugar, whatever you like).

[EmsMom]

Yogurt works great as a substitiute for milk in ANY baked good recipe, it is thicker so you can use half the amount and dilute it with water (I usually use whole milk yogurt, if the fat free is thinner, just work with it until you get the right consistency that milk would use. So if you have a banana bread recipe or bannana muffins, just use the yogurt as the liquid. It is especially good if you use whole grain flours because the yogurt seems to help the rise a bit and make things moister. I almost always use yogurt when I bake rather than milk because it keeps so much better than milk I can keep it on hand easier....

[mnnice]

I would use a quart cup or so out of each of them and then put them in the freezer (if you have the freezer space). A couple year back I ended up with 13 quarts of kefir in a similar free after coupons deal. We ended up using it all in various ways. I used a lot of it in a whole wheat waffle recipe I have.

My kids have mostly eaten plain yogurt with generous amounts of jam in them for the sweetening and flavor. I also guess I would find a big jar of quality strawberry jam if that's what dd eats best.

[Sara Badger]

you make yogurt cheese. I like making this for toast/bagel or as a dip with crackers.
I strain it with coffee filters for about 3 hours and then add in spices.with vanilla I would add cinnamon,nutmeg whatever. Chunks of dates, ginger etc.

[texmati]

do you have an ice cream maker? i'd try my hand at making some flavored frozen yogurt.

[EarthyMamaofDaisy]

I bet if you went to some websites for yoghurt companies then they would have some good recipes. Our library has a Stonyfield Farm yoghurt cookbook I've checked out before.

[ewp11100]

you can freeze it

[canuckgal]

We like Vanilla yoghurt, about a cup, with the juice of one lime plus it's zest, and a small pinch of powdered ginger (depending how much bite you want), and then sweetened to taste with some stevia. This makes a great dip for apples, or put over berries or other softer fruit and add granola or some toasted slivered almonds on top. You can double or triple the recipie as needed.

[Rhiannon Feimorgan]

Lot's of great ideas!

I'll add that my dd usually only likes strawberry or blueberry yogurt but she will vanilla yogurt with a spoon of jam in it.