Homemade Fruit On the Bottom Yogurt Cups {made with honey and chia}

Since we first introduced it into her diet, Miss G has always eaten plain organic yogurt.  She loves it as is, and its fun to dress up with fun toppings if she’s wanting to add a little flavour to it.  Sometime just before leaving for our second stint in Kuwait, however, we got our hands on a few little cups of flavoured yogurt sweetened with pure fruit juice, and she just loved them.  I had forgotten all about the flavoured Gracen-friendly yogurt until a couple of months ago, when Miss G requested we get some more.  I would have happily obliged, but finding decent yogurt in Kuwait is a challenge, let alone finding decent yogurt that is flavoured, organic, and sugar-free.  Never going to happen.  Luckily, she happily accepted the fact that it would be something we’d find and have in the summer…  Only Mama can’t find the darn fruit-flavoured, naturally sweetened, organic cups now that we’re back in Canada.  Oy.

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What were we to do?  Well, in the words of Miss G, ‘we don’t always have to be buying things – we can just make them instead!’  So that’s just what we did {smart little lady}.  We made our own homemade fruit on the bottom yogurt cups and Grae just loves them!  Not only are they delicious, but they contain local fruit, are sweetened with honey, and pack a nutritional punch in the form of chia seeds.  They’re also packaged in mini mason jars, which means no little plastic cups to add to the recycling bin. Win.

To get started, Miss G and I made our usual chia fruit jam / compote using some raspberries Grandma Charlotte had picked up locally and frozen.  Making this doesn’t get much easier – it’s simply fruit, a little bit of honey, and a scoop of chia slowly warmed over medium heat.

With some expert mashing help from Miss G, soon our fruit compote looked like this.  Upon having a little taste, Grae declared it ‘done and delicious’.  The chia seeds had made the mixture nice and thick and honey had made the raspberries plenty sweet.  {Of course the amount of honey you use can always be adjusted depending on taste preferences and how sweet the fruit is on its own.}

After letting our fruit compote cool for a little bit, we divided the mixture between 5 small jelly-sized jars.

Then we carefully filled the jars the rest of the way with plain organic yogurt.

That was it!

We sealed up the jars by putting the lids on, and popped them in the fridge where they’ll remain good for a week or so.

Of course Gracen wanted to try one right then and there, so only 4 of the 5 made it into the fridge.  We topped hers with a couple of fresh raspberries, but almonds, homemade granola, nuts, seeds, or nut butter would be delicious toppings too.  The verdict?  Grae loved it!  Here’s our recipe…

 

Homemade Fruit On the Bottom Yogurt Cups

– 2 cups of berries

– 2 tablespoons of good honey

– 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

– plain organic yogurt

– 5 4 oz. jelly jars

Slowly warm the berries, honey, and chia seeds in a pot over medium heat.  Allow the mixture to simmer for about 10 – 12 minutes, stirring regularly and gently mashing the fruit if desired.  Allow the mixture to cool.

When no longer hot, divide the fruit mixture between the 5 jars and top with plain organic yogurt.  Put the lids on and store in the fridge for up to a week.

 

Enjoy!

 

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