Yogurtfruitbars Recipes

Steps:

• Place yogurt, fruit, dry milk and honey in blender and blend until smooth.
• Fold in 1 1/2 cups of the cereal and pour into an 8 inch sqare pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining cereal, pressing down gently.
• Place in freezer for 4 hours or overnight.
• Cut into 8 bars. If desired wrap bars individually in foil and store in freezer.

Steps:

• Line a quarter-sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a small bowl whisk together yogurt and maple syrup.
• Spread mixture onto prepared sheet pan.
• Top with fruit and granola and freeze at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Break and serve. Freeze leftovers.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup heavy cream with gelatin; stir to incorporate. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, pour in the other ¼ cup heavy cream and when it gets hot but not boiling, add the gelatin mixture. Turn off the heat and whisk for a couple minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer into a large measuring cup.
• When cool off, add yogurt, condensed milk and orange zest; whisk until well blended. Place a silicone mold over a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat. Pour yogurt mixture in each mold - if don't have one, use a baking dish.
• Sprinkle on sunflower seeds evenly followed with pistachios and finally cranberries. Transfer to the fridge for 4 hours or the freezer for 2 hours. Makes 9 bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Add dried fruits and walnuts.
• In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, egg, apple juice concentrate, and oil.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients until blended.
• Coat a 9 X 13 inch pan with vegetable spray, spread batter in pan.
• Bake 45-50 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes before slicing.
• Slice into 8 servings. Freeze in individual portions if desired.

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or wax paper and set aside.
• Toast the flaked coconut in a dry nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, shaking the pan frequently to ensure an even toast, until golden and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Add the sunflower seeds to the same skillet and toast, stirring constantly, until they are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and let cool.
• Add the yogurt to a bowl, then add the honey and mix together. Spoon half on each of the lined baking sheets and spread out with a spatula.
• Place the strawberry preserves in a piping bag, snip off the end and pipe evenly over the of yogurt. Repeat with the blackberry preserves.
• Evenly sprinkle half of the strawberries, blackberries, coconut and sunflower seeds over each pan. Tap the pans on the countertop to ensure that the fruit and nuts settle into the yogurt.
• Place in the freezer, uncovered, until set, at least 4 hours.
• Remove from the freezer, peel off the paper and break into random pieces. Transfer to an airtight container and keep frozen until ready to eat.

Steps:

• Whisk together 1 cup yogurt and 2 tablespoons honey in a small bowl.
• In a food processor, pulse remaining 2 cups yogurt and 4 tablespoons honey with frozen fruit until mostly smooth, with a few small chunks remaining. Layer half of plain yogurt mixture into ice-pop molds, then half of fruit mixture.
• Repeat process with remaining mixtures; swirl with the tip of a knife to marble. Insert sticks and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours and up to 1 month.

Steps:

• Place the mixed blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sliced bananas, yogurt, and sugar into a blender. Cover, and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired.
• Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup.
• Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup.

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda.
• Cut in margarine/butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of the flour mixture.
• Press remaining flour mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9x9x2 baking pan.
• Spread with desired filling.
• Sprinkle with reserved flour mixture.
• Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• FILLING OPTIONS:.
• ***Following cookbook's 'shortcut' suggestion of substituting 10 oz jar of preserves in place of homemade filling, I used a store-bought, very dense, low-moisture apple butter (like a thick jam). I have also tried it with blueberry preserves but the preserves were too moist--it made the bars sticky not good.***.
• RAISIN FILLING:.
• In medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Add 1 cup raisins. Cook & stir until thickened & bubbly.
• APPLE-CINNAMON FILLING:.
• Peel/core/chop 2 medium apples. In medium saucepan, combine apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and a dash of ground cloves. Bring apple mixture to a boil; reduce heat & simmer 8-10 minutes or until apples are very tender.
• APRICOT-COCONUT FILLING:.
• In medium saucepan, combine 1 cup diced dried apricots and 3/4 cup water. Bring apricot mixture to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon all purpose flour. Stir into apricot mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute more or until mixture is very thick. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut.

Steps:

• Line two 9-inch rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk together yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Divide mixture between the 2 baking sheets and spread out using a spatula until about 1/4-inch thick. Scatter sliced almonds, dried blueberries, and cacao nibs evenly over each baking sheet.
• Place baking sheets in the freezer for at least 3 hours, or overnight. Remove from freezer and roughly break or slice into about 2 dozen pieces.