You might associate yoghurt with a quick meal or snack that comes in a compact single-serving container and is flavoured with fruit. However, it is much more and deserves to be utilised to its full capacity. Because of its tanginess, it's ideal for baking, meat marinades, and creamy sauces and dips. With these varied yoghurt recipes, we wish to open up a world of possibilities for you.
Yogurt Parfait
Even while parfaits are obviously yoghurt territory, it's worth remembering that you can make them as decadent as you want, and you're still probably better off eating that than a pre-flavoured boxed fruit yoghurt. Fresh mint and some oats go a long way in terms of crunch.
Tandoori Chicken Legs
These crispy chicken legs are marinated in yoghurt and spices before being baked to perfection. Marinating chicken meat in yoghurt tenderises it and gives it a great zesty flavour, which is a classic move in Indian cuisine.
Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
In this recipe, the amount of ricotta is matched by the amount of yoghurt, and the combination makes these pancakes light as air. The reason for this is that the yogurt's tanginess promotes leavening, which results in more air pockets and a fluffier texture.
Protein Muffins
Another baked product that benefits from the addition of yoghurt in the recipe is muffins. Your muffins will develop a frothy, airy texture as the yoghurt reacts with the baking soda to induce leavening. Although you can add yoghurt to a variety of muffin recipes, if your go-to breakfast is a muffin, this one offers the added bonus of increased protein.
Coconut Yogurt Waffles
Also, here's a great example of baking with dairy-free yoghurt. This recipe calls for coconut and vanilla-flavoured vegan yoghurt, which not only mimics the texture of real yoghurt but also adds a subtle flavour and sweetness to the batter.
Naan Bread
While you're at it, make your naan from scratch as well. You'll also want to use yoghurt in this recipe. This recipe is one of our favourites since it yields delightfully soft flatbreads that crisp up nicely on the pan.
Lemon Yogurt Breakfast Cake
Sponge cakes have a tendency to become excessively dense, so use yoghurt to help lighten the texture. Only a few simple ingredients and a bundt pan are required for this lovely breakfast cake.
Greek Yogurt Coleslaw
There are two advantages of using yoghurt instead of mayonnaise in homemade salad dressings and dips. For one, you're reducing unneeded calories, and for another, you're substituting a nutritionally useless product like mayo with a probiotic-rich substance that won't change the texture. Making the switch to yoghurt to dress your coleslaw is a fantastic place to start.
Greek Yogurt Zucchini Bread
When you combine zucchini with yoghurt, you get a soft, moist crumb like this zucchini bread. If baked pastries are your guilty pleasure, make a note of this recipe because it uses less oil and no white sugar.
These were some of the easiest and best recipes to make using yogurt. Do try them out soon.