Light Cherry Coconut Yogurt Fool
A lightened up version of a traditional "fool" dessert. This Cherry Coconut Yogurt Fool is made with fresh or frozen cherries and Greek yogurt. Perfect as a mini dessert!
Servings 4
Calories 107kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups Greek yogurt, use a firm variety
- 2 tablespoons coconut, medium, unsweetened
- 1.5 tablespoon sweetener sugar, honey, or zero-calorie sweetener like Monkfruit with erythritol or Swerve
- ¼ cup fresh or frozen cherries, puréed
- ½ cup fresh or frozen cherries, halved
- ¼ teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 tablespoons salted pistachios, chopped, or flaked almonds
Instructions
- Combine Greek yogurt, coconut, sweetener, puréed cherries and almond extract in a small bowl.
- Gently fold in halved cherries.
- Spoon into 4 mini dessert cups. Garnish with salted pistachios or flaked almonds. Chill until serving time.
Notes
If you're not serving this cherry fool on the same day, add the nuts just before serving so they don't become soggy.
To make this frozen cherry dessert richer, you could substitute ¼ to ½ of the yogurt with whipping cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 0.3mg