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Ok, this is probably obvious and common knowledge to everybody but I JUST discovered this. You can make your own flavored yogurts by buying the largest cheapest container of PLAIN yogurt and adding fruit preserve to it. It really cuts down on the cost (and sugar if you choose).
I add about 1 tbs of strawberry preserve (or any other flavors you want) to 1 cup of plain yogurt. I use Smuckers low sugar preserves to cut down on sugar even more. My husband likes it sweeter so we add one packet of sugar (or splenda if you choose) to his.
Try this and you'll never buy pre-mix expensive yogurt again! :)
I would strongly suggest that you not get grape preserves. Grape preserve, we have found, does not mix well with yogurt or oatmeal. Strawberry seems to be wonderful. I will try peach and apricot next!
By Pookie
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RE: Making Your Own Flavored Yogurt
You can also mix vanilla yogurt with plain yogurt 1/2 and 1/2 or to taste.
RE: Making Your Own Flavored Yogurt
FABULOUS IDEA! I accidentally picked up a huge carton of plain yogurt thinking it was vanilla - now I know what to do with it! Thank you!
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Post By (Guest Post)
(04/11/2007)
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Try the crystal lite flavor powder packets they sell for bottled water! They work great without adding extra calories.
RE: Making Your Own Flavored Yogurt
Not only have I recently discovered how EASY it is to actually MAKE yogurt, [see "Making Homemade Yogurt" http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf837542.tip.html], I have also discovered frugal ways to flavor it. Over ripe bananas that nobody wants to eat & plain yogurt in a blender make a great smoothie. You don't have to add sugar because over-ripe bananas are much sweeter. Leftover fruit salad that's no longer appetizing to look at can be mixed with plain yogurt and a little sweetener for the "fruit on the bottom" type, or blended for a smoothie. I have also used canned or leftover fruit pie filling. If unsweetened yogurt is too tangy for you, a couple drops of vanilla extract helps to make it a little less tangy.
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Post By Mari (Guest Post)
(01/26/2005)
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You can buy a bottle of sugar free flavoring (irish cream, chocolate, english toffee, french vanilla, etc) at Smart and Final for about $4.00. It only takes a small amount to flavor my 2 quarts of homemade yogurt. It is supposed to be used for coffee, but why not other items?!
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Post By (Guest Post)
(01/26/2005)
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Another way to flavor yogurt is to use unsweetened drink mixes. Just a bit goes a long way.
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Actually, I've found that I DON'T save money this way. A 4-cup container of plain yogurt costs $1.98 and the indivdual 1-cup flavored yogurts costs $2. Not enough savings to bother with. It may be different in different parts of the country. I was surprised when I compared prices like that.
coolchinchilla
RE: Making Your Own Flavored Yogurt
It is even better for the waistline if you use the "all-fruit" spreads instead of preserves. Smuckers is my preferred brand.
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