9.20.2011

Coconut Yogurt: Quickie #2


When we were in Nevis recently, I had fresh fruit for breakfast every morning. Each day, there was a new yogurt flavor on the plate. One morning, it was coconut yogurt. I'm a sucker for anything coconut and this yogurt was so good it would make you think "island time" all year round. I requested it every morning and before we left, I asked if there was a recipe of some sort they might be willing share. The sous chef was sweet enough to bring it out to me in person along with her card. Later, when I opened up the envelope with the recipe, I did not expect to see just two simple ingredients: Greek yogurt and cream of coconut. Talk about quick! (Although as you'd expect from Four Seasons, their fruit plate was much more glamorous than the one I made below....just for me.....with whatever fruit I had in the fridge.) 


So I bought a little can of cream of coconut and some Fage Greek yogurt and mixed until I got the proportions exactly as I remembered them. You can fiddle with them to your taste; you want it to be dipping consistency. Not too thick but not runny. Taste it as you slowly mix in the coconut cream. You'll find a point where it's somewhat sweet and tastes like coconut. Greek yogurt is thick enough so you can add a surprising amount of cream of coconut. A thinner yogurt would not work.


My kids frequently ordered the coconut muesli there and raved about that as well. I imagine that recipe is a little more involved (and I neglected to ask for the recipe), but I'm working on it and will let you know. Or perhaps, if I send this post to Allison, she'll be kind enough to email me that recipe too?  :)


Coconut Yogurt

Courtesy of Allison Smith-Mason, Sous Chef at the Four Seasons, Nevis



Ingredients:
Brands I used:
Fage brand Greek yogurt
Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut



Method:

Combine to your taste


35 sterling comments:

Joanne said...

thanks so much for doing all this experimenting for us! This yogurt sounds delicious!

bellini said...

I adore coconut so this would definitely fit the bill on hurried mornings.

SissySees said...

Be still my heart. I've added both to the grocery list on my desk... Whole Foods (local) is donating 5% of their proceeds today to the JLC!

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

A delightful and healthy treat!

Cheers,

Rosa

My Little Space said...

Wow Barbara, this sounds simply irresistible. Yummmm.... Hoep you're having a great week ahead.
Blessigns,
Kristy

Saji said...

healthy Yogurt!!!

Heavenly Housewife said...

I love those! How much greek yogurt did you use, and how much cream of coconut? I want to try this.
Here in the UK you can buy a really excellent coconut greek yogurt and it has little coconut shreds in it, but I'd love to make my own.
*kisses* HH

Gloria said...

Sounds absolutely delicious Barbara I love coconut! and what lovely picture!! gloria

From the Kitchen said...

This sounds delicious and I am coveting those figs!

Best,
Bonnie

Kathleen said...

Coconut yogurt???? I think I'm in love!

Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen said...

This is definitely my kind of breakfast Barbara.
Sam

The Blonde Duck said...

I'm so intrigued!

Mimi said...

Two of my children love coconut, so this would be a nice breakfast surprise for them.
Mimi

SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...

I love coconut too and am so thrilled to see such a simple-to-put-together recipe. I'll be looking for cream of coconut to try this at home. What a delicious way to start the day!

Sue/the view from great island said...

Thanks Barbara for passing this along. I love getting the inside scoop on recipes from great restaurants. I wonder if you could drain this a bit to thicken it back up after you mix in the cream of coconut. Also, the muesli sounds interesting, too. Now I want to run out and get some coconut to experiment with.

Rebecca from Chow and Chatter said...

wow love this simple and tasty awesome thanks for all your kind comments hugs

Lauren (Healthy Delicious) said...

I'm a sucker for all things coconut. Will be making this very soon!

Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen said...

Excellent idea! I will try this for breakfast.

Kim said...

This is a breakfast that would definitely get me out of bed....ha ha. Not only do I love greek yogurt, but I love coconut and this sounds wonderful.

P.S. I've haven't been around to comment but I've still been reading. I really enjoyed reading over your 9/11 post and seeing the pictures you shared.

sophia said...

That is the simplest, yet most glorious combination ever! So glad you shared that! I would never have thought of it.

Rambling Tart said...

What a perfect recipe, Barbara. :-) I'm smitten with it already and I haven't even eaten it. I ran out of milk for my coffee yesterday and used coconut milk in the frother instead. Oh. My. Word. :-) SO good! I can't wait to try your recipe.

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

Barbara I feel like you are calling me with this recipe as I adore coconut too! :)

Lea Ann said...

Don't you love it when they actually cooperate with recipe requests?!?! Even when it's so simple. This sounds delicious and beautiful photo Barbara.

TKW said...

Coconut just makes me happy. It does. I want to stir pineapple in this...a morning pina colada!

teresa said...

oh yum! i love anything with coconut too!

Eileen said...

I could really go for some of that fruit right now.:)

Fran Amenábar Ch. said...

so easy, so yiami, and i've never made it.
Greetings from Chile.

Rocky Mountain Woman said...

Brilliant! I am always looking for a new quick breakfast for the office, this would be perfect...

Juliana said...

Oh Barbara I do want to try his yogurt...coconut and yogurt...sounds fantastic!
Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for this wonderful recipe :-)

nancy at good food matters said...

How nice of them to give you the recipe. Those two ingredient recipes are a rarity--to be treasured and shared. Thanks, Barbara!

Faith said...

I am also a sucker for anything coconut. It was so sweet of the chef to share the recipe and I love that there's only two ingredients! Thanks for sharing it with us, Barbara, I will definitely be making this!

lisaiscooking said...

Now I kind of want some coconut yogurt with some coconut muesli! What a great way to bring your vacation home with you.

Beth said...

This looks delicious! There's nothing better than coming home from a trip with a new recipe.

Erica said...

Simple and absolutely delicious!

grace said...

considering that i can practically drink cream of coconut by itself, i'm all aboard for this idea! coconut is the bomb diggity. yo. :)

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