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
thanks so much for doing all this experimenting for us! This yogurt sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteI adore coconut so this would definitely fit the bill on hurried mornings.
ReplyDeleteBe 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!
ReplyDeleteA delightful and healthy treat!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
Wow Barbara, this sounds simply irresistible. Yummmm.... Hoep you're having a great week ahead.
ReplyDeleteBlessigns,
Kristy
healthy Yogurt!!!
ReplyDeleteI love those! How much greek yogurt did you use, and how much cream of coconut? I want to try this.
ReplyDeleteHere 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
Sounds absolutely delicious Barbara I love coconut! and what lovely picture!! gloria
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious and I am coveting those figs!
ReplyDeleteBest,
Bonnie
Coconut yogurt???? I think I'm in love!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely my kind of breakfast Barbara.
ReplyDeleteSam
I'm so intrigued!
ReplyDeleteTwo of my children love coconut, so this would be a nice breakfast surprise for them.
ReplyDeleteMimi
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!
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
ReplyDeletewow love this simple and tasty awesome thanks for all your kind comments hugs
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for all things coconut. Will be making this very soon!
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea! I will try this for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteThis 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.
ReplyDeleteP.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.
That is the simplest, yet most glorious combination ever! So glad you shared that! I would never have thought of it.
ReplyDeleteWhat 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.
ReplyDeleteBarbara I feel like you are calling me with this recipe as I adore coconut too! :)
ReplyDeleteDon't you love it when they actually cooperate with recipe requests?!?! Even when it's so simple. This sounds delicious and beautiful photo Barbara.
ReplyDeleteCoconut just makes me happy. It does. I want to stir pineapple in this...a morning pina colada!
ReplyDeleteoh yum! i love anything with coconut too!
ReplyDeleteI could really go for some of that fruit right now.:)
ReplyDeleteso easy, so yiami, and i've never made it.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Chile.
Brilliant! I am always looking for a new quick breakfast for the office, this would be perfect...
ReplyDeleteOh Barbara I do want to try his yogurt...coconut and yogurt...sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a great week and thank you so much for this wonderful recipe :-)
How nice of them to give you the recipe. Those two ingredient recipes are a rarity--to be treasured and shared. Thanks, Barbara!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteNow I kind of want some coconut yogurt with some coconut muesli! What a great way to bring your vacation home with you.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! There's nothing better than coming home from a trip with a new recipe.
ReplyDeleteSimple and absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteconsidering 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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