Friday Easy Dessert: Fruit Yogurt

 Strawberry Fruity Yogurt

Yes I know I know we are all on a diet after the indulgent Diwali festivities and we cannot even think of a dessert this weekend. But what if you can have a dessert that lovely, healthy fresh and delicious?

I racked my brains for something that you would probably like to eat as well as it having some sort of healthy twist, yet being a dessert and I came up with a fruity Yogurt layered dessert. This can be served in individual cups or then in a big bowl. You can choose any fruit of your choice from Kiwis to Oranges to strawberries, etc...

I've used strawberry in mine as it looks attractive and strawberries are my favourite fruit ever, however, you can choose to use any fruit of your choice - kiwis, oranges, gooseberries etc...

400gm Strawberries, hulled and halved

400 gm Yogurt that has been hung for 1 hour
2 tbsp Icing Sugar
1 packet strawberry jelly (for Kiwi you can use orange or pineapple)
Low Fat Whipped Cream (optional)

Method: 
You will need a large dish with ice before you start so that once your jelly is ready, you can take it and immediately start cooling it
Also, keep your individual cups and bowls all ready
Take the good looking strawberries and keep them aside for decoration
Put the rest in a vessel with 1 tbsp Icing sugar
Heat till the sugar and the strawberries have mixed together

Switch off the heat and keep aside to cool
Put 250 ml of water in the packet of jelly and dissolve the jelly crystals
Switch off flame and keep stirring till it cools reasonably
Take an electric whisk on low speed and start whisking the Jelly and put it over the ice
Quickly add 1 tbsp Icing Sugar and the hung yogurt and keep beating on the ice till it becomes thick
Put this mixture in layers with the strawberry mixture in between to make it look attractive
Put this in the fridge to set for a bit and top with Whipped cream and your strawberry pieces. You can even put a sprig of mint to make it look fresh and lovely

This actually turns out really creamy and lovely. Only downside is that it is quite tangy. I normally like it this way but if you feel the need to put more sugar, then you can absolutely do so. Sugar is carbohydrates and not fat so you can work it all off no sweat!