Holiday Recipes You Can Make Using TopTherm Yogurt

One of the most enjoyable parts of the holiday season is all the delicious food. However, just because the food tastes great doesn’t necessarily mean it’s great for your health, and too much sugar can leave you feeling lousy. Fortunately, you can make your favorite dishes a little healthier with the help of Greek yogurt. A versatile ingredient, Greek yogurt provides a wide range of benefits to sweet as well as savory dishes, so you can feel a little better about going back for second helpings.

Benefits of using Greek yogurt as a substitute

What makes yogurt a great replacement ingredient in holiday dishes? For one, it has a relatively neutral flavor, allowing it to blend easily with the other ingredients in your recipe. Yogurt also has a thick texture, which helps keep soups, sauces and dips creamy and keeps baked goods moist. The acidity in yogurt can help make baked items light and fluffy by activating the baking soda, and Greek yogurt’s tangy flavor makes your favorite dishes extra delicious.

Greek yogurt also provides a variety of health benefits. For example, its high protein content helps to keep you feeling fuller, longer. Greek yogurt is also an excellent source of calcium and B vitamins. Additionally, Greek yogurt contains probiotics, a good kind of bacteria that helps improve your gut health, mitigate digestive disorders, improve your body’s ability to absorb nutrients, strengthen your immune system, and much, much more. Greek yogurt, when made at home, is also lower in sugar and calories than many store-bought options.

Recipes that work well with yogurt

Greek yogurt can be used in a wide range of recipes, from sweet baked desserts to savory dips and more. It’s a healthy ingredient that can be used to replace sour cream, vegetable oil, buttermilk, heavy cream, mayo, and butter.

Sweet recipes

Greek yogurt works well as a replacement ingredient in festive baked goods. For example, it can be used in the crusts of your favorite holiday pies, in cookies, cake, cheesecake, pancakes and more.

Savory recipes

Greek yogurt also works well in savory dishes, such as dips for chips or vegetables, cheesy dishes like macaroni and cheese, soup, sauces, salad dressings, and more.

How much Greek yogurt should you use?

Substituting Greek yogurt for other ingredients in your recipe may take some trial and error to perfect it, but you can generally follow these guidelines when making substitutions:

• If the recipe calls for 1 cup of sour cream, replace it with 1 cup of Greek yogurt.
• If the recipe calls for 1 cup of vegetable oil, replace it with 1 half cup to 1 cup of Greek yogurt.
• If the recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, replace it with 1 half cup to 1 cup of Greek yogurt.

How to make yogurt at home