Bright, sweet, and tasty frozen yogurt cups are the perfect afternoon snack or after-dinner treat. Probiotics and protein ante up the health factor, while your favorite toppings and add in extras offer amazing fresh flavor. A layer of sweetened peanut butter flavored yogurt will freeze quickly and be ready to enjoy in no time at all. Since you can use your favorite yogurt and favorite fruit, this is a no-fail healthy breakfast recipe (or snack recipe) and is sure to please every member of the family.
Why You Will Love This Recipe:
Fast. It will only take about ten minutes to make this delicious treat and an hour or so for it to freeze. In fifteen minutes, it will be partially frozen, which is also a fun way to eat these!
Easy. Very few steps are involved in the making of these frozen yogurt cups. Mix, freeze, and enjoy. That’s pretty much it.
This easy peanut butter yogurt recipe is a quick and healthy breakfast or nourishing snack. High in protein and packed with healthy fats, it will keep you satisfied for hours.
Peanut butter and Greek yogurt are a dream team! This family-friendly recipe is a quick, simple breakfast or snack that ticks all the boxes and is super filling and delicious. Add toppings of your choice and enjoy.
This recipe is perfect for when you are super busy and don’t want to spend time in the kitchen. Delicious and ready in a flash.
Why This Recipe Works:
Apart from being incredibly easy, quick and filling, peanut butter yogurt is a recipe for all seasons. The creamy texture combined with the nutty flavor is a dream team. This dish tastes exquisite solo but can be dressed up with any toppings of your choice. I am listing my favourite add-ins and topping further down in the recipe itself.
This is a filling breakfast or snack with plenty of health benefits. Greek yogurt is an excellent source of protein. Meanwhile, peanut butter is high in heart-healthy fats. Peanut butter is a protein-packed spread popular around the world. It’s made of ground peanuts – often roasted first – blended into a thick paste. The final product contains a range of nutrients that offers health-boosting benefits.
However, it’s important to check the label when buying peanut butter. Many brands today add ingredients like sugar, vegetable oil, and trans fats that can reduce its nutritional value. Natural peanut butter is available in health food stores and specialty grocers and can be easily found online. Look for a product that contains no additives other than a little salt. You can also make peanut butter at home by blending peanuts in a food processor until you reach your desired texture.
Who invented peanut butter?
Peanut butter has been around for a very long time. The earliest reference to it can be traced back to the Ancient Incas and the Aztecs who ground roasted peanuts into a paste. Now-a-days we have a spin off product that is gaining in popularity that can be used with great results in this recipe – Peanut Butter Powder! Its peanuts in another form, is high in protein and has 80% less fat than traditional peanut butter. It adds a huge depth of flavor without adding all the oily-ness that peanut butter normally brings.
It’s made by slow roasting and pressing peanuts to remove most of the fat and oil and the result is a lower calorie product that has a full roasted peanut butter flavour with about twice as much protein per gram than its traditional counterpart. PB powder has the same consistency as full fat peanut butter and can be used as a natural alternative to traditional peanut butter. It is often used to add a hit of protein and flavor to smoothies, and can be used in a variety of ways, baking into cookies and brownies, spreading on sandwiches, or even as a topping for fruit or ice cream.
I recommend you get yourself some PB powder as its so healthy and useful. You can sprinkle some on your cereal, fruit, or oatmeal as a tasty topping. Or for a decadent snack, stir some into your hot cocoa, or shake unto some popcorn for a delicious peanut butter taste.
It is very versatile – just mix with liquid to achieve a spreadable consistency to make a high protein spread that can be used for toast, or added to smoothies or to any recipe that uses peanut butter. Because most of the fat is removed, it doesn’t clump so it goes into smoothies, desserts, oats and other foods very easily.
In this ever-expanding realm of superfoods and adaptogens and bio-hacking, however, I’m always looking for an ingredient that can serve at the intersection of my personal nourishment and pleasure. Peanut butter powder, my new can-do-anything pantry staple, hits it every time.
Try this simple recipe for frozen yogurt protein cups as they are a fun, refreshing and sweet way to sneak in some extra plant-based protein throughout your day.
Delicious Frozen Yogurt Protein Cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups Greek-style yogurt
- 1/4 cup peanut butter powder or natural peanut butter
- 2 scoops protein or collagen powder
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Toppings or Add Ins
- Fresh fruit or berries
- Chopped nuts
- Chocolate chips
- Desiccated coconut or coconut flakes
- Granola
Instructions
- Line a muffin tin with 12 paper muffin liners or use a silicon muffin pan.In a medium bowl, mix together yogurt, peanut butter, protein powder and honey until smooth. Fold in any of your favourite extras here.Fill each cup ~3/4 to the top with yogurt mixture. Top with your favourite toppings.Freeze for 1-2 hours (no longer or ice crystals will form), and then enjoy or transfer to an airtight container.OR instead of freezing, you can keep them in the refrigerator for convenient little yogurt cups (will be yogurt texture if kept in the fridge)
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