Whether it’s for breakfast, snack, or dessert Whipped Greek Yogurt is a seriously delicious treat! My recipe for Lemon Whipped Greek Yogurt combines healthy greek yogurt, lemon, honey, and whipping cream for a light and fluffy whipped yogurt with a hint of sweet lemon. Topped with berries this whipped greek yogurt is so good you will be licking the bottom of the bowl!
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Whipped Greek Yogurt
Now there is whipped yogurt you can buy at the grocery store, but it is always filled with so much added sugar I never would buy it even though it is amazing. So I had never thought of making it at home until I saw my friend Danielle from Project Meal Plan make Homemade Whipped Greek Yogurt and I thought it was the most brilliant thing ever.
So when my friends over at Barlean’s challenged me to make something with with their Seriously Delicious CBD Lemon Drop Hemp Oil, I instantly thought it would be the perfect match…
And guess what?
It is! (was…)
NOTE: Update in spring of 2023 Barlean’s appears to no longer carry the Lemon Drop Flavor of their CBD Hemp Oil. It was perfect in this recipe but alas we must move on...
Of course you can make this by leaving out the Lemon Drop CBD, it is still equally as delicious, I promise!
If you are looking for some added benefits and this works even if you have young children I also used Barlean’s Omega Pals Lemonade Fish Oil instead to help them get a healthy dose of Omega-3’s in for the day! This product still is available.
So how do you make Whipped Greek Yogurt?
It’s quite easy! For this recipe you will need a stand mixer or an electric handheld mixer, the mixer will do all the hard work and get the greek yogurt light and airy fast!
To make the lemon whipped greek yogurt you will start with one whole lemon.
Zest the lemon into bowl of stand mixer (or large bowl with handheld mixer).
Cut the lemon in half and juice half of the lemon into the bowl. The amount of juice should be roughly 2 tablespoons. Set aside other half for another use (make yourself a glass of ice cold lemon water).
Next add greek yogurt, honey, heavy whipping cream, and the lemon drop CBD into the stand mixer.
With whisk attachment start stand mixer on low for about 10 to 15 seconds to prevent too much splashing while the ingredients mix together.
Slowly turn mixer to medium-high level (8 on a kitchen-aid). Continue to whisk for several minutes until peaks start to form in the yogurt, aka until the yogurt is fluffy and airy.
Transfer your lemon whipped greek yogurt to bowls. Best served topped with a handful of fresh berries.
If you like this Lemon Whipped Greek Yogurt Recipe you might also like:
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Yield: 2 servings
Lemon Whipped Greek Yogurt
This Lemon Whipped Greek Yogurt is creamy, airy, and just plain delicious, the best form of greek yogurt is whipped. With simple ingredients this is a snack or dessert that is ready in no time!
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Ingredients
1 lemon
1 cup greek yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Zest lemon into bowl of stand mixer*. Cut lemon in half, juice half of the lemon into the bowl, set aside other half for another use.
Add greek yogurt, honey, and heavy whipping cream into the stand mixer.
With whisk attachment start stand mixer on low for about 10 to 15 seconds to prevent too much splashing. Turn mixer to medium-high level (8 on a kitchen-aid). Whisk for several minutes until peaks start to form in the yogurt.
Transfer to bowls. Best served topped with fresh berries.
Notes
*If you don't have a stand mixer this can be made with a large bowl and electric hand mixer.
Note: This recipe originally used Barlean's Lemon Drop CBD Hemp Oil. I am updating this recipe by removing it because this product no longer appears to be available for purchase. The original recipe called for 1 teaspoon Barlean's Lemon Drop CBD Hemp Oil. (I promise the recipe is still amazing without it)
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Fresh Lemon Juice - Lemon juice has a fairly mild lemon flavor — mostly what it adds to this sauce is a fresh, acidic flavor and a subtle lemon flavor. It also helps thin the Greek yogurt into a smooth sauce. Fresh Lemon Zest - Lemon zest is what really adds the bright lemon flavor to this sauce.
Fresh Lemon Juice - Lemon juice has a fairly mild lemon flavor — mostly what it adds to this sauce is a fresh, acidic flavor and a subtle lemon flavor. It also helps thin the Greek yogurt into a smooth sauce. Fresh Lemon Zest - Lemon zest is what really adds the bright lemon flavor to this sauce.
Can yogurt be whipped without using cream? Yes; you can still make whipped yogurt without using additional heavy cream, but the end result won't hold its shape as well as a heavy cream and yogurt combination will. Just make sure you start with whole milk or low fat Greek yogurt for best results.
All you need to do is add a few tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar to the yogurt and stir it until the yogurt has thickened. The acid in the lemon juice or vinegar will cause the yogurt to thicken and separate, just like sour cream would.
For curdling, I added 1/4 tsp lemon juice to 2 oz boiled milk in the sauce pan and continued stirring on heat until curdled. Use methods 3 and 4 to make small quantity yogurt which can then be used as starter yogurt for the next batch.
Similar to milk, lemon juice can cause buttermilk and yogurt to curdle. If you want to combine these ingredients, it's better to do so gradually and with proper tempering.
Vasant Lad notes that yogurt shouldn't be paired with milk. In addition to this, he also lists down a couple of everyday foods, that you may have been combining all your life with yogurt but shouldn't be! These include sour fruits, melons, fish, mango, starches, cheese and bananas.
Low-fat Greek yogurt contains twice as much satiating protein as traditional yogurt, which can keep you feeling fuller longer and control appetite. That can translate to less belly fat. Also, yogurt is rich in calcium and research has linked calcium to lower levels of abdominal fat.
“Packed with probiotics, it promotes a healthy gut microbiome, which has been linked to reducing visceral fat,” said Alsumait. “The probiotics in Greek yogurt may help regulate inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity, contributing to a healthier weight distribution,” she said.
How to Use Whipped Greek Yogurt. It can be used right away as a topping, dolloped over French toast or crispy waffles if you're into the breakfast-for-dessert thing, or else refrigerated overnight until it thickens into something like a parfait.
It's thicker than heavy cream, but you can add milk to thin it out and achieve a texture similar to that of heavy cream. Blend together equal parts Greek yogurt and whole milk and use it in place of the same amount of heavy cream.
Alternatively, Greek yogurt is a great substitute for both mayonnaise and Miracle Whip. When used in small amounts, mayo or Miracle Whip shouldn't significantly affect your health.
Why is my yogurt too sour or not sour enough? A. Culturing temperatures on the higher end of the range and longer culture times will yield a more sour flavored yogurt. To achieve a less sour flavor, culture at the lower end of the range or for a shorter period of time.
Full-fat Greek yogurt will offer the closest approximation of sour cream's flavor and texture, and can be used as a one-to-one replacement for sour cream. If you'd like, you can stir some heavy cream into any percentage of Greek yogurt to give it a somewhat richer body and higher fat content.
So when lemon juice which contains citric acid is added to milk, the positive hydrogen gets attracted towards the negative micelles and they are neutralized. Thus, all the micelles will now come close together and aggregate together to form a gelatinous material called curd.
An additive such as citric acid adds tartness, a seemingly unnecessary ingredient for a product that is naturally tart. But after all the other ingredients are added natural tartness often disappears.
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