Monday, April 11, 2011

Almost Easter!

It's almost Easter! The shelves of stores are stocked with Easter candy like peeps, chocolate covered marshmallows and jelly beans. Like valentine's day, it's a holiday that allows you to stuff your face without judgment. But sometimes after eating so much candy your stomach starts to hurt, and your teeth feel like they are going to fall out. I found this really good recipe for a sweet, healthier treat: fresh fruit salad with honey vanilla yogurt.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons good honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean, optional
  • 1/2 orange, juiced
  • 1 banana, sliced
  • 1/2 pint fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 pint fresh raspberries
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half
  • 1 bunch seedless green grapes, halved

Directions

Combine the yogurt, honey, vanilla, and vanilla bean seeds in a bowl and set aside. Combine the orange juice and banana slices in a separate bowl. Add the berries and grapes and gently mix the fruit mixture together. Spoon the fruit into serving bowls and top with the yogurt.

In addition, I would add granola to the fruit salad.

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