.Yogurt has been one of my favorite snack foods for years. It feels like I am doing something healthy for my body while still enjoying something smooth, creamy and delicious. Definitely a win/win situation for me. A couple of years ago we discovered Greek Yogurt, a thicker, less sweet version of traditional yogurt, and we have never looked back. It’s so versatile and can be used in all sorts of cooking and baking. I’ve even discovered some unusual uses! Never tried Greek Yogurt or looking for new ways to use it? I’ve collected a few of my favorites.
1) Use it instead of heavy cream in pasta sauces. Think of all the calories you can save so you can eat more pasta!
2) Use it in baking. Although the traditional uses include mixing it into muffins and bread, it can be added to cakes, pancakes and even used as a substitute for a rich “cream cheese” frosting. My advice: Don’t ask, don’t tell and they will never know the difference.
3) In salad dressings and tuna or chicken salads. I am not suggesting going all out, but if you begin by replacing 1/2 the mayo used in these dishes, no one will notice. Gradually add more yogurt and less mayo. It’s a sneaky calorie saving solution.
4) Mix the yogurt with lemon juice and chopped green onions to create a delicious sauce that can be used with fish.
5) Mix a tablespoon each of honey and coconut oil to a cup of Greek Yogurt to make a great hair mask.
6) Omit the coconut oil and use the honey/yogurt mixture to make a facial mask. Smooth onto skin, leave ten minutes and then rinse off.
7) Make a yogurt body scrub with one cup of sugar and one cup of Greek yogurt. Mix well and slather over skin. Store unused portions in the fridge.
Do you have a favorite use for Greek Yogurt?
I love greek yogurt! I need to experiment more with using in recipes. Thanks for sharing these tips.
My 19 year old daughter loves greek yogurt and I always have to buy it for her.. and we have a Publix right down the road from us so I get most of my stuff from them…
We love to use it in place of sour cream. So yummy!
I love Greek yogurt and have been eating it for years. I also use it in cooking.
Over the past few years I have come to eat Greek Yogurt to the exclusion of other brands of yogurt. I like learning new ways to use it.
Thanks for sharing about the savings, every little penny helps! We LOVE Greek yogurt, it’s always on our grocery list.
I wish we had a Publix here! They always have great deals!
Greek yogurt is really great stuff! My favorite way to have it is with fresh strawberries or blueberries. It also makes a great sub for sour cream!
This is good! I haven’t tried Greek Yogurt yet…for some reason I associate it with sour cream and I’m a little nervous…
We use Greek yogurt in place of sour cream a lot. I also like to use it in baking too.
I actually lobe Greek yogurt based veggie dip. I also learned that Greek yogurt produce the most bio waste, and they do not know what to do with it..super crazy!
I add it to pasta sauces all the time to make a creamer sauce YUM!! I love Publix too, it is one of those grocery stores I could never live without.
I would have never thought of adding it to pasta sauce. It would probably be nice and thick, thank you for sharing!
I’ve never tried Greek yogurt before , but would like to. Those are all great uses for yogurt. I really like the use of Greek yogurt as a hair mask. How interesting!
We love to have Greek yogurt in parfaits. Just add a few berries, granola and drizzle some honey on top of the Greek yogurt. I’ll occasionally also have a honey Fage yogurt for breakfast. Nothing beats that!
I’m pretty brand loyal when it comes to Greek Yogurt (Fage is my preferred brand) but I just picked up a bunch of different brands yesterday to see whether I can switch off the flavors every now and then.
I love to use yogurt in recipes! I will try some of your other ideas! Thanks.
I love swapping out ingredients for Greek yogurt… I have never thought of trying it instead of creamy pasta sauces though. I can’t wait to give that one a try! Thanks for the great ideas!
Loving the greek yogurt with fresh berries and granola… Yummy! I use it to cook chicken too… 🙂
I really like it in smoothies and I always have some around to use in recipes, but I end up eating it cuz gosh darn, it’s good!
I love Greek yogurt and eat it all the time. I like your suggestions for other ways to use it and I will try some of them.
Greek yogurt is such a versatile ingredient- or stand alone snack! We don’t have Publix here 🙁
I actually eat a lot of Greek Yogurt and use it in cooking as well. The one thing you listed that I hadn’t thought of was a body scrub that sounds really nice. I am going to have to give it a try.
Love Greek yogurt! I eat it as a before bedtime snack. My favorite is to mix in PB2 powder and mini chocolate chips!
I LOVE Greek yogurt but I never thought of using it in these ways. I’d like to use it in cooking more as it is so good for you. And I really miss Publix now that I’m in the Midwest.
my kids love Greek yogurt. they put a dab of maple syrup in theirs
There are so many ways I love to use Greek Yogurt. I sneak it into recipes to add protein for my picky kids, I eat it for breakfast, I use it in desserts. I love the stuff!
We just bought yoplait greek yogurt at costco. We don’t have a PUBLIX near us. We love the yogurt and its so good, even my picky eater loves the vanilla one, who knew.
These are great tips for using yogurt! We love it around here and could eat it every day!
I love Yoplait Greek Yogurt and lucky to have a Publix in my area locally
I have to admit I don’t use greek yogurt much – and when I do I normally add some strawberry jam into it. yum x
My step-daughter was the one who got me hooked on Greek Yogurt and I haven’t been able to stop eating it since… LOVE IT
I used to eat greek yogurt and loved it… but thn the milk sugars became to much for my body to handle. My Daughter loves it though. We don’t have a Publix near us.
I eat a Greek yogurt for breakfast every single day. I buy Oikos, though. I am not big on breakfast, but light enough for me to be able to eat early in the morning and start my day!