Whipped cream alternative

[Checkers]

I'd been making smoothies with greek yogurt, strawberries and sf vanilla syrup recently. But this morning I did something different. I tool 1/2 cup of the greek yogurt (4 carbs) mixed in 3 teaspoons (a little less would have sufficed) and used that mixture to top my 3 oz of strawberries. It was so yummy I felt like such a cheater! It tasted like strawberry shortcake with no cake. I think the yogurt and vanilla syrup made a great topping and is quicker than whipping cream.

[not2late]

Sounds good. :yummy

I don't use alot of sweetener, but sometimes I find that plain whipped cream is boring and flavorless. So what I've been doing lately is mix alittle sour cream with the heavy cream before whipping (about 1 tablespoon of sour cream per 1 cup of heavy cream). That little bit of sour cream gives the heavy cream a "kick" that goes well with sweet foods like berries.

[Checkers]

I like that little bit of tart zing too. I wish I had put less syrup in, but it was still really good.

[sadie147]

I don't like yogurt, but i love a couple of tablespoons of sour cream sweetened and added to some berries. sounds weird, but it's really good. If you add cocoa powder it's like chocolate pudding.

[Checkers]

That's an interesting one Jen! I love chocolate pudding. Is there a certain type of cocoa? Is there anything taboo in cocoa?

[sadie147]

I use Fry's Cocoa powder, but i'm not sure if you can get it in the US.

It should be baking cocoa, unsweetened, not the hot chocolate kind. I think the carb counts vary but the highest i've ever seen is about 2g. Fry's actually has 2g carbs, 2 of fibre so it's 0 per 2 tbspns. . I still count as one just in case.

Can't really remember if cocoa powder is ok in induction, i think it is in moderation. Maybe do a search on 'cocoa'.

It's actually a very good desert! just adjust the sweetener amount to your taste...

[Checkers]

Sounds good. I'm sure I can find it on the baking isle.