Yogurt Cheese

Yogurt cheese can be easily prepared with your store-bought yogurt by straining the yogurt over a bowl overnight. The curds stay on top and the whey drains in the bowl. You can even repurpose the whey for your morning smoothie!

If you want a savory yogurt cheese to serve as a cheese spread for your favorite whole grain crackers, or served as a dip for fresh crudité, season with garlic, onion or spicy hot seasonings, or with fresh herbs. If you want a sweeter yogurt cheese, you can use low fat vanilla yogurt as the base and spice it up with a dash of cinnamon to accompany your favorite fruits.

Ingredients:

1 cup 0% Greek plain yogurt or Vanilla Yogurt (or Almond, Cashew, Coconut yogurt if vegan)
Garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste for savory option
Cinnamon to taste for fruit option.

Method:

1.Place yogurt in strainer over bowl for 24 hours.
2. Remove curds, top portion from strainer, mix with until blended.
3. Depending on savory or sweet version, season with fresh mint leaves, cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste.