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What Ingredients Are Needed?
Just a handful of ingredients are required for these deliciously creamy little frozen yogurt bites:
- gluten free whole wheat cereal (you can usually find in the health food aisle of your local supermarket, just check the ingredients)
- Greek yogurt
- frozen pineapple
- raw honey
- coconut oil
- culinary lavender
What Cereal Should I Use?
It's up to you.
You should be able to find a good gluten-free cereal in your health food aisle. Just be sure to check the ingredients in case lots of sugar has been added.
I have used these and they work perfectly and they actually tasted good (not like some of those cardboard-
Now To Assemble The Pineapple Lavender Frozen Yogurt Bites
This bit is easy. Simply:
- Blitz the cereal in a food processor (I use this one and it has lasted me for years)
- Add the coconut oil and blitz until combined
- Press the base into mini muffin tins
- Add the combined yogurt, pineapple and honey
- Sprinkle with dried lavender
- Freeze until set
How To Store Mini Frozen Yogurt Bites
These should be stored in an airtight container in the freezer.
Simply remove and allow to thaw for a couple of minutes before serving to ensure they aren't too hard.
Switch Up The Flavors
Go wild with the
- blending strawberries, mango or other seasonal fruit with the yogurt
- adding some nuts to the base when blending
- sprinkling some orange, lemon or lime zest on top instead of the lavender
- for vegans blend some maple syrup with coconut yogurt.
Happy Eating.
Recipe
Gluten-Free Honey Pineapple Lavender Frozen Yogurt Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gluten-Free Whole Wheat Cereal (or any cereal or granola of your choosing)
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup frozen pineapple pureed or chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon raw honey
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 tablespoon culinary lavender
Instructions
- Combine the honey with your yogurt and pineapple puree and set aside.
- Place the cereal or granola in a food processor until no large pieces appear.
- Melt the coconut oil and add it to the ground cereal/granola. Stir thoroughly.
- In a mini cupcake pan, place cupcake liners in 8 of the sections.
- Place a little less than a tablespoon of the cereal mixture in the bottom of each liner and press down lightly with your fingers.
- Spoon your yogurt mixture of the top of the cereal mixture in each liner until just barely reaching the top.
- Sprinkle the dried lavender on the top of each yogurt bite.
- Place in freezer for about an hour and serve.
- Can be stored in a sealed container in the freezer for one week.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Renee Goerger says
What a wonderful flavor combination! Even the kids love these little frozen bites!
Donna says
Mine are obsessed with them!! Such a fun treat
Jenni says
I have never had pineapple and lavender together but it sounds like such a fun and flavorful combination for summer! These sound so good and so easy - we are definitely going to be enjoying these all summer long!
Donna says
It is a little off-kilter combination wise but it works so well, we are hooked!