Whether homemade or from a jar, no-sugar-added applesauce is a perfect sweetener for yogurt. It stirs in easily and is already is most people’s pantry or fridge. Applesauce contains 2 grams fiber per ½ cup serving for only 50 calories.

While the nut nutrition varies depending on the actual type, most nuts are a good source of healthy monounsaturated fats that help improve cholesterol numbers as well as rich in a variety of minerals! Maybe a little bit odd sounding, but sweet potato yogurt is fantastic! I developed this idea recently after looking for another creative way to help my daughter eat more nutrient dense foods. We usually bake several sweet potatoes each weekend and eat them during the week. After noticing an abundance of sweet potatoes in the fridge that needed to be used, I decided to try mashing some into yogurt. I was happily surprised! This was delicious and so very easy (no blind baking! no rolling pin!) It also kept well in the fridge for a couple of days; the filling got a bit more jammy, but the crust held up.

Yogurt has an abundance of beneficial nutrients including protein, calcium, vitamin D, B12, magnesium, and potassium. It is also a very easy way to consume probiotics, healthy “bugs” that thrive in the gastrointestinal system. Different strains of these probiotics have been shown to help with several issues including: I first made this last summer from Alison's newletter. It is one of my favorite uses of summer fruit and so easy. Lime or lemon juice is good too, but the the ACV is easy and unique. It doesn’t contain fibre like fruit does, so will hit your system pretty fast. Honey also isn’t an option for vegans and we know many of our readers follow a plant-based diet. She’s not without her controversy, as she explains in her exclusive Telegraph interview but there’s no doubt that Roman’s recipes are creative without being fussy and deliciously do-able. Pour a good-quality gin (we recommend our London Dry Gin, of course) into the jar – enough to fill to the top

Dried fruit can be rehydrated and pureed in a food processor to create a sweet paste to add to yogurt (or oatmeal, or even baked goods!). This might sound complicated but is really quite simple. I first tried this out about a year ago when my 1 year-old daughter was having some challenges with constipation, but prunes are much more than a constipation cure, they are incredibly sweet and rich in minerals. You don’t need much to sweeten up yogurt, just a tablespoon or so. I never thought the filling would fit inside the crust, but it did - the zucchini exuded so much liquid! My quiche took 15 extra minutes to bake, but my oven temperature might have been off. The filling was super creamy yet absolutely stuffed with vegetables. For some reason, I thought it tasted a little bitter the first day; I liked it better reheated the next day. The crust had to be rolled super thin to fit the pan, so the flakiness wasn't apparent and the edges ended up looking "rustic", but it was quite tender. It] feels like the entirely appropriate time to make this dreamlike record of soft warm breezes, mysterious birdcalls, starlit pools in which lovers swim, a castaways hermitage transcribed on palm fronds and sent in a bottle across the distant waves to your golden shores,” they wrote. This recipe was frustrating for a couple reasons: the standard 9 inch tart pan I used seemed a little small so there was some spillage on the way to the oven, and I found it took double the suggested cooking time to set. I'm also not crazy about the texture of the filling (it can be weirdly chalky but the sour cream helps disguise this). It is, however, super easy and quite tasty! Not a go-to recipe but I would make it again. This came out perfectly. Loads and loads of water came out of the courgettes/onion mix and I just kept squeezing more and more (using a muslin cloth). I was around 30g short of cream but the filling fit in the case just right, so might use that amount again. Looking forward to leftovers, and will definitely make again. (Used the infallible whole wheat pie crust in the book.)Ingredients: all-purpose flour; unsalted butter; apple cider vinegar; tart apples; honey; ground cinnamon; eggs; flaky sea salt Strain the sloe gin and sweeten to taste with sugar syrup or honey (or a mixture of both), a little at a time until it reaches your preferred sweetness. You can find our sugar syrup recipe below Super ripe bananas are incredibly sweet and they also mash easily! A large banana is actually 2 fruit servings so when adding to yogurt, use ¼-½ of a large banana. Half a banana provides almost 20% of your daily needs for B6 (pyridoxine), a nutrient involved in protein metabolism, immune function, cognitive development and more! It also contains a healthy dose of manganese (8%) and potassium (5%). One serving of a banana has virtually no fat, about 2 grams fiber, 60 calories and 15 grams carbohydrate. There are few things easier than mashing banana in a bowl and stirring in yogurt for an on-the-go breakfast! BUT, as you know, sugar is simply empty calories. It doesn’t mean we must be sugar-phobic but it certainly does NOTHING to improve our health and only causes more cravings for sugar and spikes in our blood glucose. I had some doubts, but this turned out to be delicious. I think my tart pan was bigger so the crust barely covered the base and my layer of tomatoes seemed thin. When it came out of the oven, I was afraid it looked dry, but I put fresh basil on the top and took it to a gathering. Shouldn’t have worried; everyone loved it!